Biggar RFC in South Lanarkshire was founded in 1975 and the men's team competes in Scottish National League Division One. Biggar built its own clubhouse premises in 1989 (extended in 2012) and now owns 30 acres of ground. The Club recently developed its playing facilities and now has 5 pitches, 4 of which are floodlit. In 2023 the Club received a grant and made a decision to build a new Strength & Conditioning facility and also extend the Club House.
Overview
The Club’s Committee visited a number of Rugby Training facilities in Scotland including Oriam National Performance Centre where the Scottish National Rugby team train- and saw the S and C facility Perform Better equipped in 2022. Due to their experience in designing and equipping Rugby facilities in Scotland and around the world, PB were selected to design and equip the new facility which includes- an S & C facility measuring 21m x 8m, a 7.5m x 5m CV Room and a 23m x 8m Functional multi-purpose area.
Equipment installed included:
- Performance Half Racks x 6
- Belt Squat
- 45 Dual Leg Press
- Leg Extension/Curl
- Dual Adjustable Pulley
- Seated Calf
- Lat Pulldown
- Seated Row
- Adjustable Benches x 6
- Glute Ham Bench
- Prone Row Bench
- PB Olympic Discs and Bars
- Plyo Boxes
- Medicine ball set
- Spirit treadmill x 2
- Concept Ski Erg x 3
- Concept Rower x 3
- Wattbike Pro x 2
- Keiser m3 Bikes x 10
- Duratrain Performance Flooring