Arthur Clark (rugby union)

Arthur Clark (born 19 December 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Gloucester in the English Premiership.

Early life
His family family own a farm at Todenham in the Cotswolds. He studied agricultural farming at Hartpury College. He played junior rugby with Stow-on-the-Wold, before joining the Gloucester academy. He was called up for the England U18s, although the COVID-19 pandemic forced the games to be cancelled.

Career
Clark made a try scoring first-team Premiership Rugby debut in a win over Worcester Warriors and also went on to start against Bath Rugby a week later in September 2022.

Clark captained Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup at the start of the 2023–24 season and later in that competition came off the bench as they defeated Leicester Tigers in the final to lift the trophy. Clark had made 19 appearances in total for the club prior to signing for Harlequins on a short-term loan in January 2024. After making one appearance for Quins he returned to Gloucester and started in the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which saw them defeated by Sharks to finish runners up.

International career
Clark played for the England U20 side in all five of their games during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship as they completed a junior grand slam at Cardiff Arms Park. In February 2024 he was called up the England A team.

Personal life
His father Barry Clark was also a rugby union player who played for Gloucester in the 1980s.