Robert 'Iain' Higgins (born 14 September 1976) is a cricket administrator and former professional
rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for
Scotland, and at club level for
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
and
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Ha ...
, as a , or .
He was formerly the chief executive officer of
USA Cricket from 2019 to 2021 and the
chief operating officer of the
ICC from 2015 to 2019. The end of Higgins' term as USA Cricket CEO was mired in controversy, ultimately resulting in a USD $300,000 payment from the board as the result of a contract dispute. Higgins is currently a managing director at Ellvee, "a Dubai-based commercial and strategic advisory business for the sports and entertainment industry", according to Forbes.
International honours
Robert 'Iain' Higgins won
caps for
Scotland while at London Broncos, and Hunslet Hawks 1997...2001 1-cap + 1-cap (sub).
References
External links
Hornets sting championsSuper Scots stun FranceWoodsy on… London Broncos
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1976 births
Living people
English rugby league players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
London Broncos players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rugby league centres
Rugby league second-rows
Scotland national rugby league team players