Charlie Arthur

Publisher Marketing: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles "Charlie" Suckling Arthur (1863 - 12 December 1924) was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales. Arthur was one of the Wales team to face the first Southern Hemisphere touring parties, the 1888 New Zealand Natives. Arthur came to prominence as a rugby player while playing for first class team Cardiff. His first international cap was in the second game of the 1888 Home Nations Championship, when George Bowen was moved to cover the absent Arthur Gould, and Arthur took Bowen's normal position. Under the captaincy of Tom Clapp, Wales lost the game against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. Despite the loss, Arthur was chosen for the Wales team to face the touring M oris. Played at St. Helen's on 22 December 1888, the Swansea crowd was very hostile towards their own team. The crowd believed that the Swansea backs had been overlooked and booed the Welsh players from other clubs, Arthur and Newport's George Thomas were picked out for specific ill treatment. Even without the full support of the Welsh crowd, Arthur ended on the winning side with tries from Thomas, Towers and Hannan.