Aaron Carpenter
Birth nameAaron Carpenter
Date of birth (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983[1]
Place of birthBrantford, Ontario
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight109 kg (240 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No.8 / Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2010
2010–2013
2013–2016
2016–2017
2017		 Coventry
Plymouth Albion
Cornish Pirates
London Welsh
Doncaster Knights		 23
61
47
2		 (35)
(85)
(85)
(5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2017 Canada 80 (85)
Correct as of 22 November 2017
Coaching career
Years Team
2018- Toronto Arrows

Aaron Carpenter (born 9 January 1983) is a retired Canadian rugby union player.

Carpenter has represented Canada at three Rugby World Cups, in 2007, 2011 and 2015.[2][3] Carpenter became the international cap leader for Canada on June 17, 2017 with a record 77 caps.[4] After announcing his retirement from rugby in January 2018 he took up a role coaching with the Toronto Arrows.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Team Canada Rugby Profiles". tsn.ca. TSN. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ↑ Smiley, Brian (28 August 2015). "Brantford's Aaron Carpenter to play in third Rugby World Cup". Brantford Expositor.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Carpenter earns record 77th cap in Canada's loss to Romania". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Former Canada rugby captain Aaron Carpenter retires after string of head injuries". The Toronto Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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