Arthur Wheatley (6 December 1908 – 4 February 1993) was an English international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 6 December 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 February 1993 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Weston, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Harold Wheatley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Wheatley was born and raised in Coventry, attending South Street School.[1]
A lock, Wheatley made his debut for Coventry in 1929 and first represented Warwickshire during the 1930–31 County Championship.[2] He had to wait until the age of 28 to gain an England trial and broke into the England side for their triple crown-winning 1937 Home Nations campaign, featuring in all three fixtures. The match against Scotland was historic as Wheatley was joined in the team by his brother Harold.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shower Of Rugby Honours For Coventry". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 March 1938.
- ^ "Arthur Wheatley And Seaton Honoured For First Time". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 November 1936.
- ^ "London in revenge mission". The Daily Telegraph. 8 March 1993.
External links
edit- Arthur Wheatley at ESPNscrum