Peter Richards
Birth name | Peter Charles Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Royal Hospital School Lord Wandsworth College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Joanna Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Charles Richards (born 10 March 1978) is a former English
Early life
Born 10 March 1978 in
Early career
Richards moved to Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire for sixth form and played alongside Jonny Wilkinson reaching the Daily Mail Semi-final in 1996. He featured in both the England U16 and U18 Group Schools teams before joining London Irish in 1996.
Club career
Richards quickly made his first team debut for London Irish against
He left two years later and spent a year in Italy playing for
In summer 2005, Richards moved to
International career
Richards has represented England at U19, U21 and A level.
He was part of the
In 2004 he was part of the winning England team at the Hong Kong Sevens.[9] This decision paid off when he was named in Andy Robinson's 2005 Autumn test squad, though he did not feature in any of the games.[10]
Richards was included in England's 2006 Tour of Australia and won his first Test cap against the Wallabies in a game which Australia beat England 34–3.[11] Richards won his second cap in the second game of the tour in which the Wallabies triumphed again in a 43–18 victory.[12]
He took part in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, coming on as a replacement in the Final, and other games.[13]
He was picked for the
On 19 May 2010, Richards announced his retirement from rugby due to injury, saying "I've had a great career and thoroughly enjoyed my rugby wherever I've played. I would like to have continued on for another couple of seasons, unfortunately that is not going to be physically possible. I would like to thank all the players, coaches and management and supporters at all the clubs I've played with for their help, friendship and encouragement."[15]
References
- ^ "Shoguns make double swoop". ESPN Scrum. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Wasps sign duo". ESPN Scrum. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Wasps 10-6 Bath". BBC. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Wasps 27-20 Toulouse". BBC. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester Sign Richards". Gloucester Rugby. 27 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "England Scrum Half Joins the Exiles". London Irish official site. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "England continues to crash". Sports Illustrated. 23 June 1998. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Back from hell". BBC Sport. 29 September 2005.
- ^ "England take HK Sevens title". ESPN Scrum. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Convert Farrell wins England call". BBC Sport. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Australia 34–3 England". BBC Sport. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Australia 43–18 England". BBC Sport. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "World Cup Final 2007 - England 6-15 South Africa". BBC Sport. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Richards ruled out of Six Nations". BBC Sport. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "London Irish's Peter Richards retires due to injury". BBC Sport. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.