Will Rigg
| Date of birth | 22 March 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Solihull School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Will Rigg (born 22 March 2000) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs.
Early life
[edit]He attended Solihull School where he played in the school rugby team and for his local club Silhillians, Also a keen cricketer, Rigg was a regular in Warwickshire County Cricket Club age-group sides and played an English winter for Coburg CC in Melbourne in Australian grade cricket, when he was 18 years-old. He studied Business Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University.[3]
Career
[edit]Rigg played for Cardiff Metropolitan University RFC prior to signing for Rugby Championship side Coventry in June 2022.[4] He signed a new contract with Coventry in March 2023.[5]
In February 2024 he signed for Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs after scoring 14 tries in 31 appearances for Coventry.[6] He made his Exeter debut came as a replacement away at Newcastle Falcons in March 2024, with his first start coming a week later at Sale Sharks.[7] He made a try-scoring Premiership Rugby start for Exeter in the 2024-25 season against Harlequins in October 2024.[8] His performances for Exeter that season included a 70-yard try against Gloucester RFC in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Will Rigg". Its Rugby. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Rigg". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "RUGBY UNION - Premiership hopeful backs Coventry and the Championship". Coventry Observer. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Rigg signs for Cov". Coventryrugby. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Rigg Re-signs!". Coventryrugby. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Rigg: Exeter Chiefs sign centre from Championship side Coventry". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Pilnick, Brian (21 November 2024). "Rigg's cricket heartache turns to Premiership passion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Evans try double for Quins as Exeter suffer record losing streak". BBC Sport. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Exeter, Newcastle and Leicester register cup wins". BBC Sport. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.