Arthur Brettargh Explained

Arthur Brettargh
Birth Date:22 December 1877
Birth Place:Egremont, Cheshire, England
Death Place:Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1900–05
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:3

Arthur Brettargh (22 December 1877 – 12 May 1954) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Egremont, Cheshire, Brettargh was educated at Wallasey Grammar School and Liverpool Institute.[2]

Brettargh was a Liverpool Old Boys three-quarter, with eight England caps as a centre between 1900 and 1905, while also making forty representative appearances with Lancashire.[2]

A long-time employee of Lloyds Bank, Brettargh remained involved in rugby as a Lancashire selector.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Well Caught, Brettargh! . Birkenhead News . 15 June 1907.
  2. News: Noted Sportsman Dies . . 15 May 1954.
  3. News: Noted Mersey Sportsman Dies . . 15 May 1954.