Archie Rigg
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| Full name | James Archer Rigg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1872 Halifax district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 May 1951 (aged 79) Halifax, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Archer Rigg (c. 1872 – 29 May 1951), also known by the
Halifax was a rugby union
club.
Background
Archie Rigg's birth was registered in Halifax district, West Riding of Yorkshire. He died at his home in Halifax on 29 May 1951, aged 79.[2]
Playing career
County Honours
Archie Rigg won caps for Yorkshire (RL) while at Halifax.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Archie Rigg played, and was
1903 Challenge Cup final, during the 1902–03 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 32,507.[3]
Testimonial match
Archie Rigg's
programme was produced for the match.[4]
Club career records
Archie Rigg made his début on Saturday 19 September 1891 under rugby union rules, he was rugby league's 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season top point scorer, with 112-points,[5] and he played for Halifax until 1906 before moving to Bradford.
Honoured at Halifax
Archie Rigg is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[6]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Death of Archer Rigg, greatest of half backs". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 30 May 1951. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ "Chilly start to Fax's Shay life…". halifaxcourier.co.uk. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.