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. ^ 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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