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Carlton Lang Troop CBE (10 June 1910 – 2 June 1992) was an English international

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player.

Life and career

A forward, Troop played his rugby for Aldershot Services, the Army and Harrogate Old Boys. He was capped twice for

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in the

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. On debut against

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at Twickenham, Troop was part of an all new back-row, with

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and

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also gaining their first caps. They performed well in an England win and he retained his place for their next fixture against

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at Murrayfield. Troop flew

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bombers during World War II and undertook glider towing operations for the

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. He was an

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in Stockholm before retiring from the RAF in 1960.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Troop, Carlton 1910 births 1992 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union players from North Yorkshire Sportspeople from Malton, North Yorkshire Rugby union forwards Aldershot Services rugby union players Army rugby union players Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Royal Air Force group captains 20th-century English sportsmen

Life and career

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