Biggleswade Rugby Club

Biggleswade Rugby Club is a rugby union team from Bedfordshire. They are managed by Matthew Skirving as of 2019. The club have recently developed a new rivalry against Enfield Rugby Club.

Biggleswade Rugby Club
Full nameBiggleswade Rugby Union Football Club & Associated Clubs
UnionEast Midlands RFU
Nickname(s)Biggy
Founded1949 (1949)
LocationBiggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
Ground(s)Langford Road Biggleswade, SG18 9RA
League(s)Midlands 4 East (South)
2019–205th
Official website
www.biggleswaderugby.co.uk

History

Probably the first golden age for the club was in the late 1980s when along with other accolades they were winners of East Midlands One, then in 1989-90 winners of the East Midlands/Leicester League and the Beds County Cup in 1991 and finalists in the East Midlands Cup in 1991. The First XV was then a young team bolstered by a number of former top-flight players who turned out for Biggleswade The best known player to have pulled on the Biggleswade club shirt is John Orwin, captain of Gloucester, Bedford, and the Barbarians and also of England during their tour of Australia in 1988. Biggleswade RUFC are proud partners with Northampton Saints.

2019-20 Season (Rebuilding Year)

In the 2019–20 season they were optimistic about their chances in the Midlands 4 East South. They Played Hitchin and Enfield in Pre-Season and played their first game at home against Thorney. Biggy recorded a stunning 72–14 over Aylestone St James to go 4th after 3 games.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Matt Cowley Hooker England
Jack Unite Hooker England
Jimmy Caulfield Prop England
Dave Tysom Prop England
Andy Burke Prop England
Aaran Pickering Prop England
Kyle Loan Prop England
Adam Fage (Tink) Prop England
Jack Diemer Lock England
Tom Hill (Silly) Lock England
Graham Williams (Ethel) Lock England
Gus Theidman Lock England
Trevor Richardson Flanker England
Jake Devereux Flanker England
Del Tribbeck Flanker England
Sam Watson Number 8 England
Player Position Union
Luke Gadsby Scrum-half England
Elliot Tunstall Fly-half England
Gavin Taylor Fly-half England
Ollie Vagg Centre England
Dave Leslie Centre England
Jakub Grabowski Centre England
Chris Simons Wing England
Ethan Sinclair Wing England
Will Roake Wing England
Luke Hulson-Brown Wing England
Tom Anderson Wing England
Tom Seabrook Fullback Wales
Callum Cochrane Fullback England
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