TERENCE GORDON ARTHUR
The RFU has paid tribute to Terence Arthur who died on 18 February at the age of 81.
Born in Hartlepool, he was a talented rugby player who won two England caps as a centre in 1966. He played for West Hartlepool and Durham County before leaving the Northeast.
He earned a degree from Manchester University and Certificate in Statistics at Cambridge, where he won a Cambridge Blue in a winning side which also included David Rosser with whom he was also paired in the centre with Wasps and England.
At Wasps he scored 50 tries in 100 appearances and he is named on their list of Wasps Legends. He later enjoyed a distinguished career with Moseley when he moved to Birmingham.
Terry studied for his Institute of Actuaries exams while at Equity & Law where he qualified as a Fellow, going on to establish his own firm with his partner, and later merging with Bacon & Woodrow.
A later career saw him become a respected commentator and writer on institutional investment issues, writing successful books, and sitting on the boards of several financial institutions
A member of the Institute of Actuaries, he served on their Council for a number of years and also acted as the Institute’s Treasurer. He was also a member of the Adam Smith Institute and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs among others.
