Arthur Gilbert Bull

Arthur Gilbert Bull
Full name Arthur Gilbert Bull
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Olney, Buckinghamshire
Date of death 15 March 1963
Place of death Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
School Bedford Modern School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Northampton Saints
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1914  England 1

Arthur Gilbert Bull (1890–1963), also known as A.G. Bull, was an England rugby international[1] and Captain of Northampton Saints in 1924.[2][3]

Life

Arthur Gilbert Bull was born in Olney, Buckinghamshire in 1890.[4] 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.[4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[5]

Bull’s only game for England was against Wales at Twickenham on 17 January 1914.[1] He played club rugby for Northampton RUFC and was Captain of the team in 1924.[3]

Bull died in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire on 15 March 1963.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arthur Bull - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. "England rugby". google.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Northampton Saints - Rugby - Official Site : Home - News, features & General Information > Rugby > Statistics > Club Captains". northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973.". worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

After ending career as a rugby player he became the manager of Northampton saints rugby.

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