William Gibson Biggart

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William Gibson Biggart
Date of birth(1918-08-27)27 August 1918
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death13 February 1999(1999-02-13) (aged 80)
Place of death Stirling, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1938- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(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. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Biggart played for Glasgow Academicals. [2]

Provincial career

Biggart played for Glasgow District. He played in the 1938-39 Inter-city match against Edinburgh District. [2]

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. [3]

Business career

He was the former and founder chairman of Clyde Petroleum in 1973; and then was chairman of Wheway Watson. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gibson Biggart". The Herald. 23 February 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. 1 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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