The club was formed in 1975 by five men who had been heavily involved in rugby clubs in their younger days and thought that the area might sustain a new social rugby club. These were Dr. Mike Bewsher (Melrose), Richard Carr (Harlequins), Les Clerihew (Stewarts College), Archie Stott (Hawick Trades) and Tom Wight (Melrose).
Twenty-eight years later, at the end of season 2003–04, the club found itself promoted to the top division in Scotland for season 2004–05. In the 2005–06 season, the club finished 5th in the Scottish Premiership. In their second season, they slipped to relegation. In 2012–13 season the club finished 8th in the National League, the second tier of club rugby, after a late season run of good results.
The club happened to be in the Edinburgh District set up but is not in Edinburgh. On the fringes of the Scottish Borders, it is in South Lanarkshire.
Biggar built its own clubhouse premises in 1989 (extended in 2012) and now owns some 30 acres (120,000 m2) of ground. The club recently developed its playing facilities and now has 5 pitches, 4 of which are floodlit. The Club's facilities are used by Biggar Football Club and Biggar Athletics club (a satellite of Law Athletics Club)
Biggar's most notable player is Scott Lawson. The hooker played for Biggar before going on to gain 46 Scotland caps at full international level.
Two other Scotland Internationalists are Fraser Brown who is currently part of the Scotland squad (50 caps) and Donna Kennedy who still holds the record as being Scotland's most capped international (115 caps).
biggar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2021, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Biggar RFC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Biggar RFC is a rugby union club based in Biggar South Lanarkshire Scotland Founded in 1975 the team plays its home games at Hartree Mill The men s side currently competes in Scottish National League Division One the women s side currently compete in Scottish Womens West One BiggarFull nameBiggar Rugby Football ClubUnionSRUFounded1975 49 years ago 1975 LocationBiggar ScotlandGround s Hartree MillPresidentRab RamsayCoach es David Wilson Dougie FlemingCaptain s Andrew Jardine Emelia KnightsLeague s Men Scottish National League Division One Women Scottish Womens West One2021 22 Men Scottish National League Division One 3rd of 12 Women Scottish Womens West OneTeam kitOfficial websitebiggarrfc wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Biggar Sevens 3 Honours 4 Notable players 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe club was formed in 1975 by five men who had been heavily involved in rugby clubs in their younger days and thought that the area might sustain a new social rugby club These were Dr Mike Bewsher Melrose Richard Carr Harlequins Les Clerihew Stewarts College Archie Stott Hawick Trades and Tom Wight Melrose Twenty eight years later at the end of season 2003 04 the club found itself promoted to the top division in Scotland for season 2004 05 In the 2005 06 season the club finished 5th in the Scottish Premiership In their second season they slipped to relegation In 2012 13 season the club finished 8th in the National League the second tier of club rugby after a late season run of good results The club happened to be in the Edinburgh District set up but is not in Edinburgh On the fringes of the Scottish Borders it is in South Lanarkshire Biggar built its own clubhouse premises in 1989 extended in 2012 and now owns some 30 acres 120 000 m2 of ground The club recently developed its playing facilities and now has 5 pitches 4 of which are floodlit The Club s facilities are used by Biggar Football Club and Biggar Athletics club a satellite of Law Athletics Club Biggar s most notable player is Scott Lawson The hooker played for Biggar before going on to gain 46 Scotland caps at full international level The club currently has 250 School aged members Biggar Sevens editThe club run the Biggar Sevens tournament 1 Honours editPeebles Sevens Champions 2 1993 1995 Walkerburn Sevens Champions 2 2008 2009 2 Arran Sevens 3 Champions 1 2008Notable players editTwo other Scotland Internationalists are Fraser Brown who is currently part of the Scotland squad 50 caps and Donna Kennedy who still holds the record as being Scotland s most capped international 115 caps References edit Biggar Sevens June 10 2019 Walkerburn Kings of the 7s Arran Sevens 10 June 2019 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biggar RFC amp oldid 1218742622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
