Arthur Finlay (rugby, born 1854)
Arthur Finlay was a Scottish rugby union player.[1]
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He was capped once for Scotland in 1875.[1] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1]
He was the brother of James Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland,[1] James in the first ever international.[2] They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against England at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.[3]
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Bath, p. 136
- Bath, p. 4
- Bath, p. 52
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