Arthur Hickman (6 August 1910 – 1 February 1995) was a Welsh
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
, and professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
footballer who played in the 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, and at club level for
Neath RFC
Neath Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Castell-Nedd) is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the WRU Championship. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The team is known as the All Blacks because of the team colours: black with onl ...
, as a
Wing
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, i.e. number 11 or 14, and club level rugby league (RL) for
Swinton.
[Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ]
Background
Arthur Hickman was born in
Skewen
Skewen ( cy, Sgiwen) is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales. The village is served by Skewen railway station and has its own rugby club.
History
Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of col ...
, Wales.
International honours
Arthur Hickman won
cap
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s for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
(RU) while at Neath RFC in 1930 against England, and in 1933 against Scotland.
References
External links
Search for "Hickman" at rugbyleagueproject.org->
Statistics at wru.co.uk
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1910 births
1995 deaths
Footballers who switched code
Neath RFC players
Rugby league players from Neath Port Talbot
Rugby union players from Skewen
Rugby union wings
Swinton Lions players
Wales international rugby union players
Welsh rugby league players
Welsh rugby union players