Reg Higgins

Reginald "Reg" Higgins (11 July 1930, Widnes – 1979, Frodsham) was a British international rugby player.

He was born in Widnes, Lancashire and played as a flanker for Liverpool rugby club. He was capped thirteen times for England between 1954 and 1959. He also took part in the British Lions tour of South Africa, playing in the first test match. Although the Lions won the game 23-22, Higgins was carried off the field with a broken leg.^[1]

References

↑ Scally, John. 100 Irish Rugby Greats. p. 81. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

ESPN Scrum - England/Players and Officials/Reg Higgins

British and Irish Lions – 1955 South Africa tour

Forwards	Elliot Greenwood Higgins McLeod B. Meredith C. Meredith Michie Reid Robins Roe Clem Thomas Thompson (c) Rhys Williams Billy Williams Wilson

Backs	Baker Butterfield Cameron Davies Griffiths Jeeps Lloyd Morgan Morris O'Reilly Pedlow Quinn Smith Sykes Alun Thomas Johnny Williams

Coach	Manager: J. A. E. Siggins * Assistant Manager/Coach: D. E. Davies

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, July 08, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.