| Birth name | Arthur Boniface O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 May 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Westport, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 May 1951 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Boniface O'Brien (15 May 1878 – 31 May 1951)[1] was a New Zealand rugby union fullback who played club rugby for Guy's Hospital.[2] O'Brien is most notable for playing international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1904 tour of Australia, for which he was also elected team manager.