Arthur Archer (rugby union) explained

Arthur Archer
Full Name:Arthur Montfort Archer
Birth Date:16 September 1856
Birth Place:County Kildare, Ireland
Death Place:Moneymore, Northern Ireland
Occupation:Physician
School:The Royal School, Armagh
University:Trinity College Dublin
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1879
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Arthur Montfort Archer (16 September 1856 — 17 September 1930) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born on County Kildare, Archer attended The Royal School, Armagh, was an active sportsman at Trinity College Dublin. He gained an Ireland cap against Scotland at Belfast in 1879 and the following year captained the Dublin University XI against the Australian cricket team, which they held to a draw in a rain-interrupted match.[1]

Archer, a physician, was a Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel with the 1st Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery and served during World War I on a ship transporting troops from India. He served on the Chester City Council while based in the northwest of England, but lived his later years in Ireland, and was the High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1910.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Colonel Arthur Montfort Archer . . 27 September 1930.
  2. News: Death of Dr. A. M. Archer . Cheshire Observer . 27 September 1930.