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Reg Higgins

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Reg Higgins
Date of birth11 July 1930
Place of birthWidnes, Cheshire, England
Date of death1979 (aged 48–49)
Place of deathFrodsham, Cheshire, England
Notable relative(s)Alec Higgins (father), Fred Higgins (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Liverpool ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954-1959 England
1955 British & Irish Lions

Reginald "Reg" Higgins (11 July 1930, in Widnes – 1979 (aged 48–49), in Frodsham) was a British international rugby union player.

He was born in Widnes, Lancashire and played as a flanker for Liverpool rugby club. He was capped thirteen times for England between 1954 and 1959. He also took part in the British Lions tour of South Africa, playing in the first test match. Although the Lions won the game 23-22, Higgins was carried off the field with a broken leg.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Scally, John. 100 Irish Rugby Greats. p. 81.