William Gibson Biggart
| Date of birth | 27 August 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 February 1999 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Gibson Biggart (27 August 1918 – 13 February 1999) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Centre.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
Biggart played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
Provincial career[edit]
Biggart played for Glasgow District. He played in the 1938-39 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District.[3]
International career[edit]
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.[4]
Business career[edit]
He was the former and founder chairman of Clyde Petroleum in 1973; and then was chairman of Wheway Watson.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gibson Biggart". The Herald. 23 February 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ MacLennan, Stuart (15 August 2023). "Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.