John Arthur (rugby union)

John William Arthur (1848-1921) was a Scottish rugby football player.

Rugby career
John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match. He was capped again on the return fixture the following year. He also played for Glasgow Academicals.

Family
He was the brother of Sir Allan Arthur, who was also capped for Scotland.

His son, Dr. J. W. Arthur, played for London Scottish, and was later ordained as a missionary to go to British South Africa.