Biggleswade Rugby Club
| Full name | Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club & Associated Clubs |
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| Nickname(s) | Biggy |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Location | Biggleswade, BedfordshireEngland |
| Ground(s) | Langford Road Biggleswade, SG18 9RA |
| League(s) | Midlands 3 East (South) |
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'Biggy' start their rebuilding with new vigour and a new coach after a difficult start to the 2016/17 season. Simon Rutt was elected chairman at an EGM in October whilst John Thoday becomes president and Dominic Nott is club captain although is set to miss most of the season due to injury. Liam Price captains the Second XV while Dave Tysom leads the Third XV, (and is vice chairman) picked up silverware by winning the Herts & Middlesex Merit 7 title for the 2015/16 season. Other trophies collected in 2016 include the Worthing Festival cup won by the U12s led by Coach-of-the-Year, Rossano Noccera. New Zealander Shane Manning became the club and First XV head coach for the new season.
A Ladies team was introduced in 2016, the club having run a very successful ladies team in the 1990s
Biggleswade First XV play in Midlands 3 East (South) following a poor season which saw them relegated from Midlands 2
Some of the Youth teams play in the Saracens Herts & Middlesex Leagues and the club is an official partner club of Saracens. The Mini section, known as 'Biggy Minis' celebrate their 40th Year in 2015 and have teams from U6 through to U12 while the Youth section runs teams from U13s,U14s, & Colts
The Club colours are Blue with a Red band. The club runs up to four senior sides including Vets, with Mini, and Youth sides.
The 'Biggleswade Development' team won the Greene King Premiere Cup in April 2013 and joined the Herts and Middlesex Merit Table 4 for the 2013-2014 season gaining promotion and also lifting the H & M Knockout Cup at their first attempt.
Probably the first golden age for the club was in the late 1980s when, along with other accolades were winners of East Midlands One, then in 1989/90 winners of the East Midlands/Leicester League and the Beds County Cup 1991 and finalists in the East Midlands cup 1991. The First XV was then a young team bolstered by a number of former top flight players who turned out for Biggy.
The clubhouse has a bar, lounge and four squash courts, the club have six full pitches plus Minis pitches and big training area. The club owned their facilities and 3 pitches (clubhouse side) outright and rent a parcel of land known as Sheepwalk where there are 3 further full size pitches. All facilities are available for hire .
Youth players from the club are currently at Elite player development centres with Northampton Saints and Saracens with former Youth players in the RFU Championship with Charlie Beech at Yorkshire Carnegie and Glyn Hughes joining London Welsh for the 2016/17 campaign as well as running kicking clinics at Biggy
The club were awarded a £38K Sport England Inspired Facilities grant in 2014 which has been used to totally refurbish the Lounge Bar adding new flooring, furnishings, TVs, bar area and the gents rugby toilets. This is the first phase of a programme to upgrade the club facilities.
Club Honours
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2013-14