John Arthur (rugby union)

For other people named John Arthur, see John Arthur (disambiguation).

John Arthur

Birth name	John William Arthur
Date of birth	25 April 1848 [1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, [1] Scotland
Date of death	15 March 1921(1921-03-15) (aged 72) [1]
Place of death	St Jean-de-Luz, [1] France (aged 73 years days)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1871–1872 Scotland 2

John William Arthur (1848-1921) 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)

1. John Arthur Profile on scrum.com
2. Bath, p136
3. Bath, p4
4. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.