Arthur Finlay was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p. 136 He was capped once for in 1875. He also played for

Edinburgh Academicals The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Its home ground is Raeburn Pl ...

. He was the brother of

James Finlay James Finlay was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p136 Rugby Union career Amateur career Finlay played for . Provincial career Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 187 ...

and

Ninian Finlay Ninian Jamieson Finlay (31 January 1858 – 7 March 1936Godwin, p147) was a Scottish international rugby player.Bath, p136 He was capped nine times for between 1875–81, and is generally considered to be the youngest player ever to be capped ...

who were also capped for Scotland, James in the first ever international.Bath, p. 4 They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against at

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: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.Bath, p. 52

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) Year of birth missing Year of death missing Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub