Raymond Allen Carlson (born 2 October 1948) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Carlson grew up in

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, the son of Ken Carlson, who refereed the

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test between the Springboks and

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in 1962. After school he played provincial rugby for , , , and . In 1972 Carlson toured with the Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina. Carlson played only one

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for the

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, the first test against the 1972 touring England team at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

Test history

References

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Playing career

Test history

See also

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