Ernest Thomas A. Carr (1890–1965) was a

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player who represented

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. Carr, a

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, was born in

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on 13 March 1890 but moved to Sydney, New South Wales. He played rugby for NSW in 1913 and 1914 and after the World War, in 1919. He played as a Wallaby in six internationals against New Zealand – three each in 1913 and 1914. In a feat noted in Jack Pollard's rugby "bible" ''Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players'', (Sydney, Ironbark 1994), Ernie scored three tries and his younger brother Edwin "Slip" Carr scored four in the 42–12 defeat of a Queensland XV by NSW in 1919. Ernie was the most capped rugby player of his family, with 16 NSW matches and 6 Australian tests.

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