Name Arthur Bassett | Role Rugby | |
Died December 30, 1999, Matlock, United Kingdom | ||
Arthur Bassett (28 June 1914 – 30 December 1999(1999-12-30) (aged 85)) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) 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 (RL) 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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International honours
Arthur Bassett won caps for Wales (RU) in 1934 against England, in 1935 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1938 against England, and Scotland, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Halifax 1939…1946 3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1946 against Australia (2 matches). He scored a hat-trick of tries in Great Britain's victory over Australia at Brisbane in 1946
Honoured at Halifax
Arthur Bassett is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.