He formed a rugby team from something called the church improvement class as a way for some high - spirited boys to let off steam .
A local clergyman , the Reverend Samuel Wathen Wigg , was credited with starting the Saints .
clergyman formed a rugby team from something called the church improvement class as a way for some high - spirited boys to let off steam .
A local clergyman , the Reverend Samuel Wathen Wigg , was credited with starting the Saints .