Thomas Bryan Richards (23 November 1932 — 16 December 2023) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | Thomas Bryan Richards | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 November 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Skewen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 December 2023 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rugby, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Neath Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Swansea University University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn 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]
A teacher by profession, Richards was head of economics at Dulwich College and a housemaster at Rugby School.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Obituary: Ex-Swansea and London Welsh skipper Bryan Richards passes - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 January 2024.
- ^ Doel, Jon (4 January 2024). "Wales international dies and stars turn down England to keep Test careers". Wales Online.
- ^ "Rugby School pupils write memoirs for blind former Housemaster". Rugby Observer. 10 July 2019.
External links
edit- Bryan Richards at ESPNscrum