Arthur Curtis (rugby union)
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Arthur Curtis
| image =
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| full_name = Arthur Bryan Curtis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|03|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Shanghai, China
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|04|17|1924|03|27|df=y}}
| death_place =
| height =
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| occupation = Headmaster
| school =
| university = University of Oxford
| relatives = John Curtis (father)
David Curtis (son)
Angus Curtis (grandson)
Graham Curtis (grandson)
| position = Wing-forward
| repyears1 = 1950
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Ireland}}
| repcaps1 = 3
| reppoints1 = 3
}}
Arthur Bryan Curtis (27 March 1924 – 17 April 1989) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Shanghai, Curtis was the youngest son of Irish missionary John Curtis, who became Bishop of Chekiang. He spent his childhood in England, where he had been sent with his siblings to live with an uncle, while their parents remained in China until after the war.{{cite web |title=It could happen to a Bishop – John Curtis in faith and football |url=https://abohemiansportinglife.com/2018/10/12/it-could-happen-to-a-bishop-john-curtis-in-faith-and-football/ |website=A Bohemian Sporting Life |language=en |date=12 October 2018}} A wing-forward, Curtis played his rugby with London Irish and Oxford University, while winning three Ireland caps in the 1950 Five Nations, against France, England and Scotland.{{cite news |title=A. B. Curtis Gets McCarthy's Place |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19500124/235/0010 |work=Irish Independent |date=24 January 1950}}
Curtis immigrated to Rhodesia. His son David was born there and played rugby for Ireland in the early 1990s. One of his grandsons (Angus) was an Ulster player and another (Graham) has represented Ireland in rugby sevens.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Simon |title=Dave Curtis: The Irish international turned wine expert who made Zimbabwe home |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-31004936.html |work=Irish Examiner |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|5307}}
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Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:Ireland international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union wing-forwards