Arthur Budd (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 14 October 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 1899 (aged 45) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Clifton College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Pembroke College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | William Budd (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physician | ||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Budd (14 October 1853 – 27 August 1899) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Biography
Budd was the second born son of prominent Bristol physician William Budd, who is best known for identifying the contagious nature of typhoid fever. His uncle, George Budd, was also a physician of note. He learned his rugby while a pupil at Clifton College and after matriculating in 1872 went on to Pembroke College, Cambridge, for further studies.[2]
A forward, Budd was a Cambridge University varsity player, but attracted the most attention for his later career. He had a season as captain of Edinburgh Wanderers in 1877-78, then spent over a decade with London club Blackheath, which he also captained in 1887-88. His England career brought a total of five caps between 1878 and 1881.[2]
Budd served as president of the Rugby Football Union in the 1888-89 season, uniquely while still active as a player. He was a physician by profession and well known as a writer on rugby union, publishing a comprehensive book on the code in 1899.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Mr. Arthur Budd". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 26 April 1884.
- ^ a b "Clifton RFC History - Arthur Budd". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk.
- ^ "Death of Arthur Budd". Australian Town and Country Journal. 14 October 1899. p. 54 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Arthur Budd at ESPNscrum