Arthur McGill

Arthur McGill joined the club in March 1977 four years after his retirement from test football. He played fullback in the 3rds and 4ths until he returned to Sydney.

Date of Birth 05 Dec 1944
Place of Birth Sydney
International Debut 15 Jun 1968
Last Test 30 Jun 1973

Australia Test:
Caps: 21; Test Points 72; Test Tries 1; Penalties 16; Conversions 9; Drop Goals 1

	Caps	Points	Tries	Penalties	Conversions	Drop Goals
Arthur McGill vs South Africa	7	14	0	3	1	1
Arthur McGill vs France	5	10	0	2	2	0
Arthur McGill vs New Zealand	5	23	0	7	1	0
Arthur McGill vs Tonga	2	7	0	1	2	0
Arthur McGill vs Scotland	1	5	0	1	1	0
Arthur McGill vs Wales	1	13	1	2	2	0
	21	72	1	16	9	1

A few words from Arthur McGill (from Phil Smith's obituary):

They called him 'the kid': a class Wallaby as solid as Brass

OBITUARY OF PHIL SMITH 1946-2000

Phil Smith, the exciting Wallaby outside centre who formed a memorable midfield combination with John Brass, died after a short illness on Saturday. He was 53.

Arthur McGill, the Wallaby fullback and former Test teammate, said it was a delight to be a comrade of Smith's on and off the field.

"At times, we called him the 'angry young man' and 'the kid', but what an awesome footballer," McGill said yesterday. "To play behind John Brass and Phil Smith was a luxury. While John had marvellous hands, Phil was as robust and as tough as they come.

"I vividly remember one Test against France, when the Frogs were getting into Brassy, and Phil flew in from about 25 metres and went through them like a packet of salts.

"Phil was successful in business and just a terrific person. He also showed great judgment by going to South Sydney when he'd had enough of rugby union."

... Greg Growden