Tom Arthur (rugby union)
Arthur in 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Tom Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 November 1986 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Blacksmith Police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Arthur (10 January 1906 – 1 November 1986) was a Welsh international rugby union lock who played club rugby for Neath and was capped 18 times for Wales. A tough second row forward with a strong physique, Arthur was often criticised for being over-vigorous. Though his style of play was fairly typical for Welsh rugby at the time.
Arthur was also a strong scummager and was adaptable in the open and was excellent in the line-out. His signature move was his line-out 'flip', where he would grab the ball one handed and guide it to his waiting scrum-half.