Arthur Budd (rugby union)

Arthur Budd

Date of birth	(1853-10-14)14 October 1853
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	27 August 1899(1899-08-27) (aged 45)
Place of death	London, England
School	Clifton College
University	Pembroke College, Cambridge
Notable relative(s)	William Budd (father)
Occupation(s)	Physician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1878–81 England 5

Arthur Budd (14 October 1853 – 27 August 1899) was an English international rugby union player.

Biography

Budd was the second born son of prominent Bristol physician William Budd, who is best known for identifying the contagious nature of typhoid fever. His uncle, George Budd, was also a physician of note. He learned his rugby while a pupil at Clifton College and after matriculating in 1872 went on to Pembroke College, Cambridge, for further studies.

A forward, Budd was a Cambridge University varsity player, but attracted the most attention for his later career. He had a season as captain of Edinburgh Wanderers in 1877-78, then spent over a decade with London club Blackheath, which he also captained in 1887-88. His England career brought a total of five caps between 1878 and 1881.

Budd served as president of the Rugby Football Union in the 1888-89 season, uniquely while still active as a player. He was a physician by profession and well known as a writer on rugby union, publishing a comprehensive book on the code in 1899.

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

External links

• Arthur Budd at ESPNscrum