Arthur Callum

Arthur Callum
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Back row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1905–07	Wellington
Rugby league
Position	Loose forward
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1907–08	New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0

Arthur "Dick" Callum was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.

Early years

Callum was an insurance agent.^[1]

Rugby Football

Callum played rugby union for the Melrose Club and represented Wellington in 1905 and 1907.

Rugby League

Callum was selected for the professional All Blacks in their 1907–08 tour of Great Britain and Australia.^[1] Like all members of the tour, Gilchrist subsequently received a life ban from the New Zealand Rugby Union. Callum barely played on the tour and instead assisted Albert Baskerville in an administrative capacity. Despite this he played in two test matches near the end of the tour, when injuries had taken their toll.

References

1 2 John Haynes From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers, Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. ISBN 0-473-03864-1

New Zealand squad – 1907-08 tour of Great Britain and Australia

Hercules Richard "Bumper" Wright (captain), George William Smith (vice-captain), Albert Baskiville (secretary), Hubert Turtill, Harold Rowe, Duncan McGregor, Dally Messenger, Edgar Wrigley, Joseph Lavery, Richard Wynyard, William Wynyard, Lance Todd, Edward Tyne, William Tyler, Arthur Kelly, Tom "Angry" Cross, William Massa Johnston, Eric Watkins, Conrad Byrne, Adam Lile, Daniel Gilchrist, Arthur Callum, Charlie Pearce, William Trevarthen, Charles Dunning, William Mackrell, Daniel Fraser (assistant manager), Jim Gleeson (treasurer), and H.J. Palmer (manager)
1908 Australian Leg Only: James Barber

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