Arthur Buchan
| Full name | Arthur John Buchan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bankstown, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 June 2020 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||
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Arthur John Buchan (28 September 1924 — 20 June 2020) was an Australian rugby union international.
Educated at Sydney Technical High School, Buchan was speedy number eight, who kept fit as a surf lifesaver with the Cronulla SLSC.[1] He played his first-grade rugby for Sydney University, Randwick and St. George.[2]
Buchan was capped 10 times for the Wallabies, debuting on the 1946 tour of New Zealand, where in addition to featuring in both Test matches also captained the team in a tour match against Canterbury. He played all five Tests on the 1947–48 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, before appearing with the Wallabies for the final time in 1949.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "University Student May Get Film Role". Barrier Miner. 3 January 1945. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Two Clubs Pick Wallaby". The Daily Telegraph. 7 April 1948. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Arthur John Buchan". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Buchan at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2020 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Rugby union number eights
- Sydney University Football Club players
- Randwick DRUFC players
- People educated at Sydney Technical High School
- St. George Rugby Club players
- New South Wales rugby union team players