Eddie Richards (rugby union) explained

Edward Richards
Full Name:Edward Ernest Richards
Birth Date:11 March 1905
Birth Place:East Stonehouse, England
Death Place:Plymouth, England
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1929
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Edward Ernest Richards (11 March 1905 – 9 June 1982) was an English international rugby union player.

A stonemason by profession, Richards played his rugby for Plymouth Albion, Devon and England, for which he was capped twice in the 1929 Five Nations. He was chosen to succeed Arthur Young as England scrum-half for their final two Five Nations fixtures. His half-back partner for both matches were also debutants. He teamed up with Steve Meikle for his debut in a Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield and then Roger Spong in the side that travelled to Paris.[1] [2]

Richards left rugby union on 1933 to play for the London Highfield in the Northern Rugby Football League.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Distinction For Devon . . 11 March 1929.
  2. News: E. Richards Resigns From Albion . Western Morning News . 12 August 1933.
  3. News: Rugby Internationals "Go Rugby League" . . 23 August 1933.