Arthur Humphries (rugby union)

Arthur Humphries

Full name	Arthur Larwill Humphries
Date of birth	15 February 1874
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death	13 April 1953 (aged 79)
Place of death	Whanganui, New Zealand
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Halfback
New Zealand No.	73
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1893–1903	Taranaki	40
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1897–1903	New Zealand	0	(0)

Arthur Larwill Humphries (15 February 1874 – 13 April 1953) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primarily a halfback, Humphries represented Taranaki at a provincial level between 1893 and 1903, playing 40 matches for the province. He was a member of the New Zealand national side in 1897, 1901 and 1903. In all, he made 15 appearances for his country, scoring 45 points, but missed selection for New Zealand's first Test match, against Australia in 1903. He went on to be the manager of the national side, by then known as the All Blacks, against the touring Anglo-Welsh side in 1908, and later served as a Taranaki selector and, in 1923, as president of the Taranaki Rugby Union.^[1]

Humphries died in Whanganui on 13 April 1953,^[1] and was buried at Aramoho Cemetery.^[2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Skinny Humphries". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
2. "Arthur Larwill Humphries". Find a Grave. Retrieved 15 February 2016.