Arthur Brettargh

Arthur Brettargh
Date of birth(1877-12-22)22 December 1877
Place of birthEgremont, Cheshire, England
Date of death12 May 1954(1954-05-12) (aged 76)
Place of deathThornton Heath, Surrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1900–05 England 8 (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]

  1. ^ "Well Caught, Brettargh!". Birkenhead News. 15 June 1907.
  2. ^ a b "Noted Sportsman Dies". Liverpool Echo. 15 May 1954.
  3. ^ "Noted Mersey Sportsman Dies". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 May 1954.