| Birth name | Earle Weston Kirton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taumarunui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Rex Kirton (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Dental surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earle Weston Kirton (born 29 December 1940) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A first five-eighth, he played for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, between 1963 and 1970, and later coached Wellington to win the National Provincial Championship (NPC) title in 1986.