John Arthur (rugby union)
John William Arthur was a Scottish rugby football player.[2]
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| Birth name | John William Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1848[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 March 1921 (aged 72)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Jean-de-Luz,[1] France (aged 73 years days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match.[3] He was capped again on the return fixture the following year.[2] He also played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
Family
He was the brother of Sir Allan Arthur, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
His son, Dr. J. W. Arthur, played for London Scottish, and was later ordained as a missionary to go to British South Africa.[4]
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- John Arthur Profile on scrum.com
- Bath, p136
- Bath, p4
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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