John Arthur (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

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

Rugby player

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

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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

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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

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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

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* Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

1. ^ a b c d John Arthur Profile on scrum.com
2. ^ a b c d Bath, p136
3. ^ Bath, p4
4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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