Archie Rigg
{{short description|English rugby footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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|birth_place = Halifax district, England
|death_date = 29 May 1951 (aged 79)
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James Archer Rigg (c. 1872 – 29 May 1951), also known by the nickname of "Archie ", 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. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Halifax, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax and Bradford Northern, as a {{rlp|sh}} and coached rugby union at the newly established Halifax RUFC (formed 1919), after completing his playing career, with fellow Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee Joe Riley. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a rugby union club.
Background
Archie Rigg's birth was registered in Halifax district, West Riding of Yorkshire. He died at his home in Halifax on 29 May 1951, aged 79.{{cite news |title=Death of Archer Rigg, greatest of half backs |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19510530/032/0002 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=30 May 1951 |page=2 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
Playing career
=County Honours=
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
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, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 32,507.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 7 – 1902–03". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/lifestyle/columnists/chilly-start-to-fax-s-shay-life-1-1909517|title=Chilly start to Fax's Shay life…|publisher=halifaxcourier.co.uk|date=6 April 2008|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
=Club career records=
Archie Rigg made his début on Saturday 19 September 1891 under rugby union rules, he was rugby league's 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season top point scorer, with 112-points,{{cite book|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996|author1=Raymond Fletcher|author2=David Howes|year=1995|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7817-2|page=164}} and he played for Halifax until 1906 before moving to Bradford.
Honoured at Halifax
Archie Rigg is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame |title=Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame |publisher=halifaxrlfc.co.uk |date=31 December 2011 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910011008/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame |archivedate=10 September 2013}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Archie%20Rigg%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Archie Rigg" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Archer%20Rigg%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Archer Rigg" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22James%20Archer%20Rigg%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "James Archer Rigg" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22James%20Rigg%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "James Rigg" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
{{Halifax RLFC - 1902–03 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame Inductees}}
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