John William Arthur was a

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rugby football player.Bath, p136

Rugby career

John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match.Bath, p4 He was capped again on the return fixture the following year. He also played for

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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 ) 1848 births 1921 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Academicals rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Glasgow {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub