Archibald Edgar (Archie) D'Arcy

Archibald "Archie" D'Arcy (18 September 1870 – 22 June 1919) was a New Zealand rugby union player. D'Arcy was born and raised in Masterton, New Zealand, and first played rugby for the Red Star club before later playing with Masterton. He was first selected for Wairarapa Rugby Football Union, his provincial side, at age 16, and continued to play for them until 1894. As an administrator he represented the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union in 1891 at an inter-provincial meeting where the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) as first discussed. He was selected, as a fullback, for the first NZRFU-sanctioned New Zealand side, which toured Australia in 1893.

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