Bryan Richards

Bryan Richards
Full nameThomas Bryan Richards
Date of birth(1932-11-23)23 November 1932
Place of birthSkewen, Wales
Date of death16 December 2023(2023-12-16) (aged 91)
Place of deathRugby, England
SchoolNeath Grammar School
UniversitySwansea University
University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960 Wales 1 (0)

Thomas Bryan Richards (23 November 1932 — 16 December 2023) was a Welsh international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Skewen, Richards attended Neath Grammar School and was a Welsh Schools representative cricketer, later playing cricket for the Glamorgan 2nd XI. He went on to study at Swansea University, during which time he played rugby for Neath, then attended Jesus College, Cambridge, winning a blue in the 1955 Varsity Match.[1]

Richards played for Swansea on his return to Wales and served as club captain in the 1958–59 season. He gained a Wales cap as an outside-half in a 1960 Five Nations Championship match against France in Cardiff.[2] He was the last outside half to wear the number 6 shirt for Wales and the shirt was restored by Rebecca Bissonnet on The Repair Shop.[3]

A teacher by profession, he taught at Christ College Brecon and was involved there with rugby; he was head of economics at Dulwich College and a housemaster at Rugby School.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Ex-Swansea and London Welsh skipper Bryan Richards passes - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Doel, Jon (4 January 2024). "Wales international dies and stars turn down England to keep Test careers". Wales Online.
  3. ^ The Repair Shop, series 14, episode 4, BBC
  4. ^ "Rugby School pupils write memoirs for blind former Housemaster". Rugby Observer. 10 July 2019.
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