Arthur Bassett

Athlete

1914 – 1999

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Who was Arthur Bassett?

Arthur Bassett was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, playing representative level rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Maesteg, Neath, Glamorgan Police RFC, Aberavon RFC, Cardiff, switching to professional football in 1939, playing representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Halifax, and York, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5. His older brother, Jack Bassett, was also an international rugby union player.

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Born
Jun 28, 1914
Kenfig Hill
Nationality
  • Wales
Died
Dec 30, 1999
Matlock

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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