Arthur Gilbert Bull Explained

Arthur Gilbert Bull
Birth Name:Arthur Gilbert Bull
Birth Date:1890
Birth Place:Olney, Buckinghamshire
Death Date:15 March 1963
Death Place:Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Nationalcaps:24
Ru Nationalpoints:20
Ru Nationalyears:1910 - 1914
Ru Clubyears:1902-1924
1918 - 1919
Ru Clubcaps:113
17
Ru Clubpoints:
8
Ru Proclubs:Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers
School:Bedford Modern School

Arthur Gilbert Bull MRCS LRCP (1890–15 March 1963),[1] also known as A.G. Bull, was an England rugby international[2] and Captain of Northampton Saints in 1924.[3] [4]

Life

Arthur Gilbert Bull was born in Olney, Buckinghamshire in 1890.[5] He was baptised on 13 July 1890 at Hardingstone in the County of Northamptonshire, the son of Arthur Bull of Leicestershire and Annie Bull of Inverness-shire.[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[6]

Bull's only game for England was against Wales at Twickenham on 17 January 1914.[2] Bull played for Leicester Tigers in the 1918 - 1919 season following the end of the First World War.[7] He later played club rugby for Northampton Saints and was captain of the team in 1924.[4] After ending his career as a rugby player he became the manager of Northampton Saints.

Bull trained as a doctor and was a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians.[1] He died in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire on 15 March 1963.[2]

References

  1. Obituary in The Eagle, Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Vol.XXXIV(2) No. 252, Easter 1963
  2. Web site: Arthur Bull - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum. ESPN scrum. 3 July 2015.
  3. Book: England rugby. 3 July 2015. Bowker. Barry Morrison. 1978. Cassell . 9780304302147.
  4. Web site: Northampton Saints - Rugby - Official Site : Home - News, features & General Information > Rugby > Statistics > Club Captains . northamptonsaints.co.uk . 3 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316075016/http://northamptonsaints.co.uk/Rugby/Statistics/ClubCaptains.aspx . 16 March 2015 .
  5. Web site: Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk. ancestry.co.uk. 3 July 2015.
  6. Book: The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973.. worldcat.org. 903515. 3 July 2015.
  7. Book: Farmer. Stuart. Hands. David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. 978-0-9930213-0-5. 77.