Group captain Carlton Lang Troop (10 June 1910 – 2 June 1992) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Carlton Lang Troop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malton, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 June 1992 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rye, England | ||||||||||||||||
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A forward, Troop played his rugby for Aldershot Services, the Army and Harrogate Old Boys. He was capped twice for England in the 1933 Home Nations Championship. On debut against Ireland at Twickenham, Troop was part of an all new back-row, with Ted Sadler and Bill Weston also gaining their first caps. They performed well in an England win and he retained his place for their next fixture against Scotland at Murrayfield.[2]
Troop flew Stirling bombers during World War II and undertook glider towing operations for the No. 38 Group RAF. He was an air attaché in Stockholm before retiring from the RAF in 1960.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Looking Back". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 February 1983.
- ^ "England Find A Rugby XV". The Sunday People. 12 February 1933.
- ^ "RAF Sports Leader". The Surrey Mirror and County Post. 5 January 1962.
External links
edit- Carlton Troop at ESPNscrum