Arthur Gilbert Bull
Full name | Arthur Gilbert Bull | ||
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Date of birth | 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Olney, Buckinghamshire | ||
Date of death | 15 March 1963 | ||
Place of death | Chandler's Ford, Hampshire | ||
School | Bedford Modern School | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Prop | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Northampton Saints | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1914 | ![]() |
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Dr. 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] He played club rugby for Northampton RUFC and was Captain of the team in 1924.[4]
Bull trained as a doctor and was a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians.[7] He died in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire on 15 March 1963.[2]
References
- ↑ Obituary in The Eagle, Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Vol.XXXIV(2) No. 252, Easter 1963
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After ending career as a rugby player he became the manager of Northampton saints rugby.