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Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player
William Gibson Biggart
Date of birth(1918-08-27)27 August 1918
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death13 February 1999(1999-02-13) (aged 80)
Place of deathStirling, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1943- Scotland 1 (0)

William Gibson Biggart (27 August 1918 – 13 February 1999) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Centre.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Biggart played for Glasgow Academicals.

Provincial career

Biggart played for Glasgow District. He played in the 1938-39 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.

International career

He was capped for Scotland during the Second World War in the Services international. Scotland made the decision to cap those games and Biggart was retrospectively given a cap. He made his debut for Scotland on 10 April 1943 playing against England at Leicester.

Business career

He was the former and founder chairman of Clyde Petroleum in 1973; and then was chairman of Wheway Watson.

References

  1. "Gibson Biggart". The Herald. 23 February 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. MacLennan, Stuart (15 August 2023). "Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19990303/241/0016. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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