Arthur Evanson

{{Short description|England international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Arthur Evanson | image = | caption = | birth_name = Arthur Macdonell Evanson | birth_date = {{birth date|1859|9|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Llansoy, Monmouthshire, Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|1934|12|31|1859|9|15|df=yes}} | death_place = Dover, England | height = | weight = | position = Three-quarter | amatyears1 = ?-1883 | amatyears2 = 1883-? | amatteam1 = Oxford University RFC | amatteam2 = Richmond F.C. | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | ru_amupdate = | repteam1 = {{nrut|England}} | repyears1 = 1882–1884 | repcaps1 = 4 | reppoints1 = 3 | ru_ntupdate = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | school = St John's School, Leatherhead<br>Oundle School | university = Jesus College, Oxford }} '''Arthur McDonnell Evanson''' (15 September 1859 – 31 December 1934) was a Welsh born rugby union player who won four caps between 1882 and 1884 for the England national rugby union team.

==Life== Evanson was born in Llansoy, Monmouthshire, Wales.<ref name=scrum>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=22321&includeref=dynamic|title=Arthur Evanson|work=Player Statistics| publisher=ESPNscrum|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead,<ref>The Quest Goes On, Being a Short History of the First Hundred Years of St John's School, Leatherhead, 1851-1951, by E.M.P. Williams, Leatherhead, 1951</ref> Oundle School and Jesus College, Oxford. He was the first member of the college to win a "Blue" for rugby when he played for Oxford University RFC against Cambridge in 1880. He also won a Blue in 1881, but was prevented from playing in the Blues match by injury in 1882 (when he was club captain) and 1883. He also won Blues for athletics in 1880 and 1882 (winning the shot-put competition in 1882).<ref name=JCR>{{cite journal|title=Jesus College's Rugby Internationals|journal=The Jesus College Record|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|year=1994–1995 |last=Jenkinson|first=Leonard|pages=62–63}}</ref>

He was a three-quarter and represented the England national rugby union team in the Home Nations Championship on four occasions. His debut for England was on 16 December 1882 against Wales, converting two tries. He also played against Ireland and Scotland in the same season, converting a try against Ireland. In the following season, he played against Scotland.<ref name=scrum/>

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