John Arthur (rugby union)
Birth name | John William Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1848[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 March 1921[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | St Jean-de-Luz[1] (aged 73 years days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John W. Arthur was a Scottish rugby football player.[2]
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)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d John Arthur Profile on scrum.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bath, p136
- ^ Bath, p4
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19061119/163/0008[bare URL]
Categories:
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
- 1848 births
- 1921 deaths
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs