Archie Rigg

Archie Rigg
Personal information
Full name	James Archer Rigg
Born	c. 1872; Halifaxdistrict, England
Died	29 May 1951 (aged 79); Halifax,England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Rugby league
Position	Scrum-half
Club
Representative
Coaching information
Club
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James Archer Rigg(c. 1872 – 29 May 1951), also known by thenicknameof"Archie",was an Englishrugby union,and professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s, andcoachedrugby union in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) forHalifax,and representative level rugby league (RL) forYorkshire,and at club level forHalifaxandBradford Northern,as ascrum-half,i.e. number 7, and coached rugby union at the newly establishedHalifax RUFC(formed 1919), after completing his playing career, with fellow Halifax Hall Of Fame InducteeJoe Riley.Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895,Halifaxwas arugby unionclub.

Background

Archie Rigg's birth was registered inHalifaxdistrict,West Riding of Yorkshire.He died at his home inHalifaxon 29 May 1951, aged 79.^[2]

Playing career

County Honours

Archie Rigg woncapsforYorkshire(RL) while at Halifax.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Archie Rigg played, and wascaptaininHalifax's 7-0 victory over bySalfordin the1903 Challenge Cupfinal, during the1902–03 seasonatHeadingley Rugby Stadium,Leeds,in front of a crowd of 32,507.^[3]

Testimonial match

Archie Rigg'sTestimonial matchatHalifaxtook place againstHuddersfieldatThrum Hall,Halifaxon Saturday 23 January 1904, Halifax's first ever matchdayprogrammewas produced for the match.^[4]

Club career records

Archie Rigg made his début on Saturday 19 September 1891 underrugby unionrules, he wasrugby league's1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union seasontop point scorer, with 112-points,^[5]and he played for Halifax until 1906 before moving toBradford.

Honoured at Halifax

Archie Rigg is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[6]

References

^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
^"Death of Archer Rigg, greatest of half backs".Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian.30 May 1951. p. 2 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
^Irvin Saxton (publish datetbc) "History of Rugby League – № 7 – 1902–03".Rugby LeaguerISBNn/a
^"Chilly start to Fax's Shay life…".halifaxcourier.co.uk. 6 April 2008.Retrieved1 January2012.
^Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995).Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996.London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 164.ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
^"Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame".halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2013.Retrieved1 January2012.

External links

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.

[2] "Death of Archer Rigg, greatest of half backs".Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian.30 May 1951. p. 2 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.

[History_of_Rugby_League_–_№_7_–_1902–03-3] Irvin Saxton (publish datetbc) "History of Rugby League – № 7 – 1902–03".Rugby LeaguerISBNn/a

[Chilly_start_to_Fax's_Shay_life…-4] "Chilly start to Fax's Shay life…".halifaxcourier.co.uk. 6 April 2008.Retrieved1 January2012.

[Records-5] Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995).Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996.London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 164.ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.

[Halifax_RLFC_Hall_of_Fame-6] "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame".halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2013.Retrieved1 January2012.

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