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”’John Parlane MacArthur”’ (1904 — 1982) was a Scottish international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=News Of J. P. McArthur |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/891030831 |work=[[Liverpool Daily Post]] |date=4 November 1936}}</ref> |
”’John Parlane MacArthur”’ (1904 — 1982) was a Scottish international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=News Of J. P. McArthur |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/891030831 |work=[[Liverpool Daily Post]] |date=4 November 1936}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Liverpool]], to Scottish parents, MacArthur learned his rugby at [[Ruthin School]] in Wales.<ref name=”EveningExpress”>{{cite news |title=Player Who Was Nearly Overlooked |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/961937775 |work=[[Evening Express]] |date=8 March 1932}}</ref> |
Born in [[Liverpool]], to Scottish parents, MacArthur learned his rugby at [[Ruthin School]] in Wales.<ref name=”EveningExpress”>{{cite news |title=Player Who Was Nearly Overlooked |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/961937775 |work=[[Evening Express]] |date=8 March 1932}}</ref> |
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MacArthur joined [[Waterloo F.C.|Waterloo]] in 1923–24 and three seasons later progressed into the firsts, succeeding F. R. Mitchell-Smith as the new scrum-half.<ref>{{cite news |title=J. P. Mc Arthur |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/258610320 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 March 1932}}</ref> This began his half-back partnership with Steve Meikle, with whom he also combined in regular Lancashire appearances.<ref>{{cite news |title=J. P. McArthur’s Retirement |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/890999314 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=10 September 1935}}</ref> He declined an invitation to attend England trials, hoping gain a place in the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] side, which he finally achieved in 1932. Having been a reserve on six occasions previously, MacArthur gained his solitary Scotland cap in a [[Calcutta Cup]] match at Twickenham.<ref name=”EveningExpress”/> |
MacArthur joined [[Waterloo F.C.|Waterloo]] in 1923–24 and three seasons later progressed into the firsts, succeeding F. R. Mitchell-Smith as the new scrum-half.<ref>{{cite news |title=J. P. Mc Arthur |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/258610320 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 March 1932}}</ref> This began his half-back partnership with Steve Meikle, with whom he also combined in regular Lancashire appearances.<ref>{{cite news |title=J. P. McArthur’s Retirement |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/890999314 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=10 September 1935}}</ref> He declined an invitation to attend England trials, hoping gain a place in the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] side, which he finally achieved in 1932. Having been a reserve on six occasions previously, MacArthur gained his solitary Scotland cap in a [[Calcutta Cup]] match at Twickenham.<ref name=”EveningExpress”/> |
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Rugby player
| Full name | John Parlane MacArthur | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 September 1904 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1982 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Braintree, Essex, England | ||||||||||||
| School | Ruthin School | ||||||||||||
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John Parlane MacArthur (1904 — 1982) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Liverpool, to Scottish parents, MacArthur learned his rugby at Ruthin School in Wales.[2]
MacArthur joined Waterloo in 1923–24 and three seasons later progressed into the firsts, succeeding F. R. Mitchell-Smith as the new scrum-half.[3] This began his half-back partnership with Steve Meikle, with whom he also combined in regular Lancashire appearances.[4] He declined an invitation to attend England trials, hoping gain a place in the Scotland side, which he finally achieved in 1932. Having been a reserve on six occasions previously, MacArthur gained his solitary Scotland cap in a Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham.[2]
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