William Gibson Biggart Explained

William Gibson Biggart
Birth Date:27 August 1918
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Stirling, Scotland
Ru Position:Centre
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Province1:Glasgow District
Provinceyears1:1938-
Repteam1:Scotland
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1943-

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

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.[3]

International career

He was capped for 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

He was the former and founder chairman of Clyde Petroleum in 1973; and then was chairman of Wheway Watson.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999-02-23 . Gibson Biggart . 2024-03-27 . The Herald . en.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search . 2024-03-27 . news.google.com.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search . 2024-03-27 . news.google.com.
  4. Web site: MacLennan . Stuart . 2023-08-15 . Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps . 2024-03-27 . Scottish Rugby . en-US.
  5. Web site: Register British Newspaper Archive . 2024-03-27 . British Newspaper Archive.