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Alastair Gourlay Biggar (4 August 1946 – 6 February 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

He was capped twelve times for his country, between 1969 and 1972, including the Five Nations seasons of 1970, 1971 and 1972. In the 1972 game against Wales, he sustained a hamstring injury. He also played for London Scottish. He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions. He died on 6 February 2016 from cancer.

Fellow London Scottish and Scotland player Mike Biggar is his cousin.

References

1. ^ Vallance, Matt. "Alastair Biggar". The Herald. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. ^ Alastair Biggar rugby profile Scrum.com
3. "Classics: Wales v Scotland – 1972". Welsh Rugby Union. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
4. Alastair Biggar Lions profile lionsrugby.com

Further reading

• Bath, Richard (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. London: Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-905326-24-6. LCCN 2008353825.
• Godwin, Terry (1987). Complete Who's Who of International Rugby. New York: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-1838-2. LCCN 87122664.
• McLaren, Bill (1991). Talking of Rugby. London: Stanley Paul. ISBN 0-09-173875-X.
• Massie, Allan (1984). A Portrait of Scottish Rugby. Edinburgh: Polygon Books. ISBN 0-904919-84-6.

External links

• Rugby Union: Action Replay: Paterson's late raid plunders victory in The Independent
• Obituary: Alastair Gourlay Biggar, rugby player in The Scotsman

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