Arthur "Monkey" Gould (10 October 1864 – 2 January 1919) was a Welsh international rugby union centre and full back who was most associated as a club player with Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 27 caps for Wales, 18 as captain, and is considered the first superstar of Welsh rugby. Gould led Wales to the country's very first Home Nations Championship and Triple Crown titles in 1893; defining himself as a great player and captain in the match against England during the same tournament.

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  • Arthur "Monkey" Gould (10 October 1864 – 2 January 1919) was a Welsh international rugby union centre and full back who was most associated as a club player with Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 27 caps for Wales, 18 as captain, and is considered the first superstar of Welsh rugby. Gould led Wales to the country's very first Home Nations Championship and Triple Crown titles in 1893; defining himself as a great player and captain in the match against England during the same tournament. Towards the end of his career Gould was at the centre of a controversy which saw Wales withdraw from international rugby for 12 months. Gould was the most capped Welsh centre until Steve Fenwick of Bridgend beat the record at Lansdowne Road on 15 March 1980. He played 27 times for Wales, twice at full back and 25 at centre, ending his career against England on 9 January 1897. This last game was played in front of 17,000 supporters at Rodney Parade; Wales won 11–0. It was the 18th time Gould had captained Wales and this record stood until broken by Ieuan Evans in 1994. A superb all round player and even-time sprinter with swerve, Gould could side-step and kick with either foot. He never ceased to practise to develop his fitness and skills. He was considered the outstanding player of his time.
  • Joseph Arthur Gould, surnommé Monkey, pour son agilité à grimper aux arbres, est un ancien joueur international gallois de rugby à XV, né le 10 octobre 1864 à Newport et décédé le 2 janvier 1919 dans la même ville, ayant occupé le poste de trois-quarts centre en sélection nationale. Il empêche la tenue du tournoi à 4 nations en 1897 et 1898, pour cause de "professionnalisme" en fin de carrière suite à un don immobilier. "Inventeur" du jeu à quatre trois-quarts, il devient par la suite un membre influent de l'International Rugby Board. Il a été 18 fois capitaine du pays de Galles, record battu seulement en 1994 par Ieuan Evans.
  • Era soprannominato Monkey per la sua passione di arrampicarsi sugli alberi. Giocò per 16 anni al Newport RFC, dal 1882 al 1898. Il suo debutto risale al 18 novembre 1882, a soli 18 anni, contro il Weston-super-Mare al Rodney Parade. Il 3 gennaio 1885 fece il suo esordio con la nazionale giocando contro l'Inghilterra durante l'Home Championship. È stato il centro con più presenze per il Galles fino a quando Steve Fenwick del Bridgend RFC lo batté il 15 marzo 1980 giocando al Lansdowne Road. Gould ha all'attivo 27 presenza con la nazionale (2 da estremo, 25 da centro) e la sua ultima partita internazionale risale al 9 gennaio 1897 sempre contro lInghilterra. Quel match fu disputato davanti a 17,000 tifosi al Rodney Parade e il Galles vinse 11 a 0. Quella fu inoltre la diciottesima volta di Gould come capitano, record battuto solo ne 1994 da Ieuan Evans. Gould si ritirò dal rugby una prima volta nel 1896, ma fu convinto a tornare e disputò un'altra stagione. Con la nazionale vinse un Home Championship con la Triple Crown. Morì a 54 anni a causa di un'emorragia interna dopo essersi ammalato sul lavoro. Il suo funerale è ricordato come il più grande visto in Galles negli ultimi 30 anni, da quello cioè di David Lloyd George. Nel giugno 2007 è stato ammesso nella Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Due fratelli di Arthur giocarono a loro volta per la nazionale: Bob (11 presenze come avanti) e Bert (3 presenze come centro).
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  • Arthur "Monkey" Gould (10 October 1864 – 2 January 1919) was a Welsh international rugby union centre and full back who was most associated as a club player with Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 27 caps for Wales, 18 as captain, and is considered the first superstar of Welsh rugby. Gould led Wales to the country's very first Home Nations Championship and Triple Crown titles in 1893; defining himself as a great player and captain in the match against England during the same tournament.
  • Joseph Arthur Gould, surnommé Monkey, pour son agilité à grimper aux arbres, est un ancien joueur international gallois de rugby à XV, né le 10 octobre 1864 à Newport et décédé le 2 janvier 1919 dans la même ville, ayant occupé le poste de trois-quarts centre en sélection nationale. Il empêche la tenue du tournoi à 4 nations en 1897 et 1898, pour cause de "professionnalisme" en fin de carrière suite à un don immobilier.
  • Era soprannominato Monkey per la sua passione di arrampicarsi sugli alberi. Giocò per 16 anni al Newport RFC, dal 1882 al 1898. Il suo debutto risale al 18 novembre 1882, a soli 18 anni, contro il Weston-super-Mare al Rodney Parade. Il 3 gennaio 1885 fece il suo esordio con la nazionale giocando contro l'Inghilterra durante l'Home Championship. È stato il centro con più presenze per il Galles fino a quando Steve Fenwick del Bridgend RFC lo batté il 15 marzo 1980 giocando al Lansdowne Road.
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