William Gibson Biggart

William Gibson Biggart (27 August 1918 – 13 February 1999) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Centre.[1]

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)

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 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

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

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. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. MacLennan, Stuart (15 August 2023). "Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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