Arthur Archer (rugby union)

Arthur Archer

Full name	Arthur Montfort Archer
Date of birth	(1856-09-16)16 September 1856
Place of birth	County Kildare, Ireland
Date of death	17 September 1930(1930-09-17) (aged 74)
Place of death	Moneymore, Northern Ireland
School	The Royal School, Armagh
University	Trinity College Dublin
Occupation(s)	Physician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1879 Ireland 1 (0)

Arthur Montfort Archer (16 September 1856 — 17 September 1930) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born on County Kildare, Archer attended The Royal School, Armagh, was an active sportsman at Trinity College Dublin. He gained an Ireland cap against Scotland at Belfast in 1879 and the following year captained the Dublin University XI against the Australian cricket team, which they held to a draw in a rain-interrupted match.

Archer, a physician, was a Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel with the 1st Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery and served during World War I on a ship transporting troops from India. He served on the Chester City Council while based in the northwest of England, but lived his later years in Ireland, and was the High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1910.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• Arthur Archer at ESPNscrum