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Arthur Cridlan
Full nameArthur Gordon Cridlan
Date of birth(1909-07-09)9 July 1909
Place of birthEaling, England
Date of death17 January 1993(1993-01-17) (aged 83)
Place of deathExeter, England
SchoolUppingham School
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Hotel manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935 England 3 (0)

Arthur Gordon Cridlan (9 July 1909 – 17 January 1993) was an English international rugby union player.

Cridlan was born in Ealing and attended Uppingham School, where he captained the rugby team in 1926–27.[1]

A three-time Oxford blue, Cridlan spent the remainder of his rugby career with Blackheath and in 1935 played wing-forward for England in three Home Nations matches, debuting against Wales at Twickenham.[2]

Cridlan was director of the Regent Hotel in Leamington Spa.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Blue For A. G. Cridlan". The Citizen. 29 November 1928.
  2. ^ "Can Giles Hold Veteran Powell?". Daily Mirror. 19 January 1935.
  3. ^ "Hotel boss saw transformation". Warwick Courier. 22 January 1993.
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