Archie Rigg
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Personal information
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| Full name | James Archer Rigg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Archie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January→March 1872 Halifax district, England |
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| Died | April→June 1951 (aged 78–79) Halifax district, England |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org
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Archie Rigg (January→March 1872 — April→June 1951) birth registered in Halifax, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, and 1900s, and coached rugby union in 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 (captain), 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.
Archie Rigg won caps for Yorkshire (RL) while at Halifax.
Archie Rigg played, and was captain in Halifax's 7-0 victory over by Salford in the 1903 Challenge Cup final, during the 1902–03 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 32,507.
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