John Arthur (rugby union)

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]

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]

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]

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

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