Arthur Royle

{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}

{{for|the Church of England priest|Arthur Royle (priest)}}

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{{Infobox rugby biography

|name = Arthur Royle

|fullname = Arthur V. Royle

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|image_size = 150px

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|birth_date = 28 January 1862

|birth_place = Salford, England

|death_date = 17 March 1942 (aged 80)

|death_place = Ilsington, England

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|position = Fullback

|clubs1 = Broughton Rangers

|repteam1 = England{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/893.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

|repyears1 = 1889

|repcaps1 = 1

|reppoints1 = 0

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Arthur V. Royle (28 January 1862 – 17 March 1942) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers,{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|page= 178}} as a fullback. Prior to 2 June 1896, Broughton Rangers was a rugby union club.