Alastair Biggar Explained

Alastair Gourlay Biggar
Birth Date:	4 August 1946
Birth Place:	Edinburgh, Scotland
School:	Shuttleworth College
Ru Nationalteam:	Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:	1969–1972
Ru Position:	Winger / centre

Alastair Gourlay Biggar (4 August 1946 – 6 February 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

He was capped twelve times for his country,^[1] between 1969 and 1972, including the Five Nations seasons of 1970, 1971 and 1972. In the 1972 game against, he sustained a hamstring injury.^[2] He also played for London Scottish. He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions.^[3] He died on 6 February 2016 from cancer.^[4]

Fellow London Scottish and Scotland player Mike Biggar is his cousin.

Further reading

• Book: Bath, Richard. The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing. 2007. 1-905326-24-6. London. 2008353825. registration.
• Book: Godwin, Terry. Complete Who's Who of International Rugby. Blandford Press. 1987. 0-7137-1838-2. New York. 87122664.
• Book: McLaren, Bill. Talking of Rugby. Stanley Paul. 1991. 0-09-173875-X. London. Bill McLaren.
• Book: Massie, Allan. A Portrait of Scottish Rugby. Polygon Books. 1984. 0-904919-84-6. Edinburgh.

External links

• Rugby Union: Action Replay: Paterson's late raid plunders victory in The Independent
• Obituary: Alastair Gourlay Biggar, rugby player in The Scotsman

Notes and References

1. http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/7569.html Alastair Biggar rugby profile
2. Web site: Classics: Wales v Scotland – 1972. 9 February 2007. Welsh Rugby Union. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109033836/http://www.data.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/3387.php. 9 January 2020. 8 January 2020.
3. http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=15899&includeref=dynamic Alastair Biggar Lions profile
4. News: Alastair Biggar. Vallance. Matt. The Herald. 10 February 2016. live. https://archive.today/20200109034400/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14263669.alastair-biggar/. 9 January 2020.