| Arthur Laing | |
| Birth Name: | Arthur Douglas Laing |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1892 |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Ru Position: | Lock |
| Amatyears1: | 1909- |
| Amatteam1: | Royal HSFP |
| Amatyears2: | 1919 |
| Amatteam2: | Army Rugby Union |
| Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District Blues Trial Provinces District Cities District Scotland Probables |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1921 1913 |
| Repyears1: | 1914-21 |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
| Reppoints1: | 4 |
Arthur Laing (25 April 1892 – 24 November 1927) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He went to the Royal High School of Edinburgh. He played rugby union and cricket for the school.
He played for Royal HSFP, and captained the side for a time; he played for the side before and after the Great War.
He played for the Army Rugby Union and competed in the Inter-Services tournament of 1919.[2] [3]
He played for Provinces District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 25 December 1913.[4]
He played for Blues Trial against Whites Trial in their December 1913 match.[5]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1920 inter-city match.[6]
He played for Cities District on 11 December 1920.
He played for Scotland Probables on 10 January 1920 and on 8 January 1921 against Scotland Possibles.[7] [8]
He played for Scotland 7 times in the period 1914 - 1921.[9]
He joined the 4th Royal Scots Guards (Lothian Regiment), firstly as a private, but was then commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 1915; and was acting captain for a time.
He moved to the South Staffordshire Regiment. He saw service in France; and was wounded in battle at Lens. He was mentioned in despatches.
Arthur became a brewer, along with his brother Herbert.
His father Hector Laing (1862-1927) was a fish merchant. His mother was Agnes Yule.
They had 3 sons: Hector Stanley Laing (1890-1955), Herbert Laing, and Arthur.
Arthur Laing married Mary Cameron Stark (1891-1970) on 28 May 1918 at the Court House in Edinburgh.
After his playing career ended he became a fan of the Royal HSFP side. A week before he died he watched his side play Kelvinside Academicals. The Scotsman newspaper of 26 November 1927 concluding: "It was there he probably got the chill that developed early in the week into pneumonia."[10]
He died in a nursing home in Edinburgh.[11]