John Arthur (rugby union)

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

John William Arthur (1848-1921) was a Scottish rugby football player.

John Arthur

Birth name	John William Arthur
Date of birth	25 April 1848
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	15 March 1921(1921-03-15) (aged 72)
Place of death	St Jean-de-Luz, 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

Rugby career

John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match. He was capped again on the return fixture the following year. He also played for Glasgow Academicals.

Family

He was the brother of Sir Allan Arthur, who was also capped for Scotland.

His son, Dr. J. W. Arthur, played for London Scottish, and was later ordained as a missionary to go to British South Africa.

References

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