Arthur Cornish

Arthur Cornish

Birth name	Robert Arthur Cornish
Date of birth	(1897-06-30)30 June 1897
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	29 July 1948(1948-07-29) (aged 51)
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
School	Grangetown Council School Canton High School
University	University College, Cardiff
Occupation(s)	School teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cardiff RFC () – Royal Navy () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–1926 Wales 10 (7)

Robert Arthur Cornish (30 June 1897 – 29 July 1948) was a Wales international rugby union player. He captained the Wales national rugby union team on two occasion in 1925–26. Cornish played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC. After retiring from International and club rugby, Arthur was a line judge and was Chairman of the Wales Selectors and remained involved in Cardiff Rugby Club. He had been appointed Head Teacher of Ninian Park Junior school in Grangetown, not long before his death from a heart attack in July 1948. Cornish Close, in Cardiff's Grangetown (where Arthur and his family were from), is named for Arthur and his four brothers, who were known locally for their contribution to rugby, baseball and cricket within the city.