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Culliton was educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea. While at school he played hurling and represented Laois GAA at junior level. He was going to be called up to the Laois senior team but was invited by a friend of his to play a rugby match for Tullamore RFC. He played the match under a pseudonym however later received a phone call from Gaelic Athletic Association stating he had been seen playing rugby and was thus banned from playing gaelic games under Rule 27 which prohibited any GAA player from playing any other sport at the time.

After playing for Tullamore for two years, Culliton moved to Wanderers in Dublin, whom he player for for seventeen years. He then went on to play provincial rugby for Leinster and then recieved a call-up to the Ireland national rugby union team, making his debut against England in 1959 at Lansdowne Road. He played for Ireland for ten years. He also played for the Barbarians against South Africa national rugby union team and New Zealand.

In the 1970s, he started coaching Portlaoise RFC. However in 1971, the GAA had repealed Rule 27 so Culliton was free to rejoin the GAA. He started coaching hurling for Clonaslee-St.Manmans GAA to their first Laois Senior Hurling Championship since 1910 when Laois was still Queen's County.

Personal life
Culliton was a Christian and carried out the Lough Derg pilgrimage 50 times. Away from rugby, he worked as a farmer. He had six children, with his son Garrett representing Ireland at the Paralympics four times. He died on 7 September 2012.