Alastair Biggar
| Date of birth | 4 August 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 2016 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Shuttleworth College[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Alastair Gourlay Biggar (4 August 1946 – 6 February 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[2]
He was capped twelve times for his country,[2] between 1969 and 1972, including the Five Nations seasons of 1970, 1971 and 1972. In the 1972 game against Wales, he sustained a hamstring injury.[3] He also played for London Scottish. He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions.[4] He died on 6 February 2016 from cancer.[1]
Fellow London Scottish and Scotland player Mike Biggar is his cousin.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vallance, Matt. "Alastair Biggar". The Herald. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b Alastair Biggar rugby profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Classics: Wales v Scotland – 1972". Welsh Rugby Union. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Alastair Biggar Lions profile lionsrugby.com
Further reading
[edit]- Bath, Richard (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. London: Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-905326-24-6. LCCN 2008353825.
- Godwin, Terry (1987). Complete Who's Who of International Rugby. New York: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-1838-2. LCCN 87122664.
- McLaren, Bill (1991). Talking of Rugby. London: Stanley Paul. ISBN 0-09-173875-X.
- Massie, Allan (1984). A Portrait of Scottish Rugby. Edinburgh: Polygon Books. ISBN 0-904919-84-6.
External links
[edit]- Rugby Union: Action Replay: Paterson's late raid plunders victory in The Independent
- Obituary: Alastair Gourlay Biggar, rugby player in The Scotsman
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