Archie Rigg

Archie Rigg
Personal information
Full name James Archer Rigg
Nickname Archie
Born January→March 1872
Halifax district, England
Died April→June 1951 (aged 78–79)
Halifax district, England
Playing information
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1891–1915 Halifax 333 53
≤1908–≥08 Bradford Northern
Total 333 0 53 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 32
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Archie Rigg (January→March 1872[1] — April→June 1951 (aged 78–79)[2]) birth registered in Halifax, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s, and rugby union coach of the 1910s and 1920s , playing club level rugby union (RU) for Halifax, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax, and Bradford Northern, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, and coaching rugby union at the newly established Halifax RUFC (formed 1919), after completing his playing career, with fellow Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee Joe Riley, his death was registered in Halifax. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a rugby union club.

Playing career

County Honours

Archie Rigg won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Testimonial match

Archie Rigg's Testimonial match at Halifax took place against Huddersfield at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 23 January 1904, Halifax's first ever matchday programme was produced for the match.[3]

Club career records

Archie Rigg made his début on Saturday 19 September 1891 under rugby union rules, and was rugby league's 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season top point scorer, with 112-points.[4]

Honoured at Halifax

Archie Rigg is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chilly start to Fax's Shay life...". halifaxcourier.co.uk. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  5. ↑ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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