Earle Kirton

Earle Weston Kirton (born 29 December 1940) was an All Blacks rugby union player from New Zealand.He was a first five-eighth.

He played 48 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 42 points. He was in 13 tests where he scored 12 test points (4 tries). He toured the British Isles and France 1963-64 and 1967, and played against Australia and France in 1968, Wales in 1969 and South Africa in 1970.

He was born in Taumarunui and educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Upper Hutt and St Patrick's College, Silverstream. He studied at the University of Otago and played for Otago.

In 1971 he took a postgraduate dentistry course in England and played for the Harlequins, Middlesex and the Barbarians (and was also a selector-coach).

On returning to New Zealand he coaching Wellington (1986-87) and then was a national selector and also assistant coach to Laurie Mains.