# Arthur Callum
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{{Short description|NZ international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Arthur Callam
|fullname = Arthur Richard Callam
|nickname =
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|birth_date = 25 May 1877
|birth_place = [Lower Hutt](/source/Lower_Hutt), [Wellington](/source/Wellington), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1961|12|19|1877|5|25}}
|death_place = Concord, [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia)
|height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|12|st|6|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|LF}}
|first = RU
|ru_position = [Back row](/source/Back_row_(rugby_union)), [Hooker](/source/Hooker_(rugby_union))
|ru_club1 = Melrose
|ru_year1start = 1899
|ru_year1end = 03
|ru_appearances1 = 16
|ru_tries1 = 1
|ru_goals1 = 0
|ru_fieldgoals1 = 0
|ru_points1 = 3
|ru_club2 = Poneke
|ru_year2start = 1904
|ru_year2end = 06
|ru_appearances2 = 21
|ru_tries2 = 0
|ru_goals2 = 0
|ru_fieldgoals2 = 0
|ru_points2 = 0
|ru_club3 = Wellington FC
|ru_year3start = 1907
|ru_year3end =
|ru_appearances3 = 7
|ru_tries3 = 1
|ru_goals3 = 0
|ru_fieldgoals3 = 0
|ru_points3 = 3
|ru_teamA = Wellington Juniors
|ru_yearAstart = 1899
|ru_yearAend =
|ru_appearancesA = 1
|ru_triesA = 0
|ru_goalsA = 0
|ru_fieldgoalsA = 0
|ru_pointsA = 0
|ru_teamB = Wellington B
|ru_yearBstart = 1905
|ru_yearBend =
|ru_appearancesB = 1
|ru_triesB = 0
|ru_goalsB = 0
|ru_fieldgoalsB = 0
|ru_pointsB = 0
|ru_teamC = Wellington
|ru_yearCstart = 1906
|ru_yearCend = 07
|ru_appearancesC = 7
|ru_triesC = 0
|ru_goalsC = 0
|ru_fieldgoalsC = 0
|ru_pointsC = 0
|teamA = [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart = 1907
|yearAend = 08
|appearancesA = 3
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = [NZ A Team](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearBstart = 1908
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 1
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 3
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|retired = yes
}}
'''Arthur "Dick" Callum''' was a New Zealand [rugby football](/source/rugby_football)er who was part of the professional [1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain](/source/1907-1908_New_Zealand_rugby_tour_of_Great_Britain).
==Early years==
Callum was an insurance agent.[John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. {{ISBN|0-473-03864-1}}] It appears that his surname may have actually been spelled "Callam".{{fact|date=August 2022}}
==Rugby Football==
thumb|The Wellington team which defeated Wairarapa 62-9 on 4 June 1906.Callum played [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) for the Melrose Club. In 1901 he was suspended for failing to appear at a hearing where he was a witness. The entire Melrose club was then suspended following several disciplinary issues both on and off the field. In 1902 he left for the [Boer War](/source/Boer_War) along with 4 other club mates. He became a more permanent member of the Melrose senior team after his return. In 1904 he transferred to the Poneke club and again to the Wellington Football Club in 1907. Callum represented [Wellington](/source/Wellington_Rugby_Union) in 1906 and 1907.{{fact|date=August 2022}}
==Rugby League==
Callum was selected for the [professional All Blacks](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team) in their [1907–08 tour of Great Britain and Australia](/source/1907-1908_New_Zealand_rugby_tour_of_Great_Britain).