Arthur Gilbert Bull

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]

Arthur Gilbert Bull
Birth nameArthur Gilbert Bull
Date of birth1890
Place of birthOlney, Buckinghamshire
Date of death15 March 1963
Place of deathChandler's Ford, Hampshire
SchoolBedford Modern School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902-1924
1918–1919		 Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers		 113
17
8
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910–1914 England 24 20

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] Bull played for Leicester Tigers in the 1918–1919 season following the end of the First World War.[7] He later played club rugby for Northampton Saints and was captain of the team in 1924.[4] After ending his career as a rugby player he became the manager of Northampton Saints.

Bull trained as a doctor and was a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians.[1] He died in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire on 15 March 1963.[2]

References
  1. Obituary in The Eagle, Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Vol.XXXIV(2) No. 252, Easter 1963
  2. "Arthur Bull - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. Bowker, Barry Morrison (1978). "England rugby". google.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. "Northampton Saints - Rugby - Official Site : Home - News, features & General Information > Rugby > Statistics > Club Captains". northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. worldcat.org. OCLC 903515. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
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