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Arthur Keegan

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 6th November, 1938
Died
Saturday, 8th November, 2008 (Aged 70 years and 2 days)
Place Of Birth
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England

Competitions Won

European Championship
1969/70

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 11 - 11 1-1 5 / 9 55.56% - - 13 - - - 5 5 1 45.45% List
The Ashes - 5 - 5 --- 5 / 9 55.56% - - 10 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Tour Matches YorkshireYOR - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Hull/Hull KR XIIIHHK - 1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Great BritainGBR - 18 - 18 1-1 61     - - 125 - - - 12 6 - 66.67% List
Test Series - 5 - 5 --- 5 / 9 55.56% - - 10 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
European Championship 1 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - 1 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  27 - 27 2-2 63     - - 132 - - - 17 9 1 62.96% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1966-69   9 - 9 1-1 5     - - 13 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
England 1969   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - 1 50.00% List

England - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Yorkshire 1963, 1967   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Hull/Hull KR 1963   1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Steve
    13 Nov 2009 3:48am

    Arthur was my uncle and not only was he a great rugby player he was a decent and good man and he is sorely missed by his family. Peace Arthur

  • Ian Glover
    23 Apr 2011 10:46am

    World class in attack with a brilliant unselfish double act with Clive Sullivan. In defence his tackling of man and ball was 100% spot on, but his anticipation of opposition breaks was the best I have ever seen in league or union, He saw a danger starting and he swooped and smothered it out of existence. He was even better in defence than JPR Williams of Wales and British Lions RU fame - in other words possibly the best defensive full back ever.

  • Stuart
    5 Mar 2012 7:29am

    The best fullback I ever saw he could stop anyone with a crunching tackle, you never had any fear if the opposition broke the line with Arthur Keegan still to beat your line was in safe hands. As an attacking force Arthur would regularly link into the threequarter line from a scrum to create the extra man and overlap to create a try. Great man, great player, great coach and gave me my happiest day when Bramley lifted the flodlit trophy in 1973, happy days.

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