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| Date of birth | 6 April 2002 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Crispin School Millfield School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ewan Richards (born 6 April 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Bath Rugby either in the second row or back row.
From Street, Somerset, Richards attended Crispin School before receiving an offer to join Millfield on a scholarship. In 2021, at 18 years-of-age he progressed to the Bath Rugby senior academy. [3]
Richards played for Tor RFC and Wells RFC in his native Somerset prior to playing for Bath Rugby. [4] Richards made his debut for Bath in the Premiership in February 2021. [5] After going on to make 15 appearances either in the second row or the back row, he signed a long-term contract with the club in May 2022. [5] His performances during that campaign also led to him winning Bath Breakthrough player of the year award. [6]
During the 2022-23 season Richards tore his hamstring and missed a few months of the season before playing some loan games for Taunton R.F.C. to build up his match fitness. In September 2023, he captained Bath for the first time as they secured a 29-23 victory away at Cornish Pirates in the Premiership Rugby Cup. [7] [8]
Richards played for the England U18 team as a 16 year-old and was a member of their tour to South Africa in the summer of 2019. [9] He was part of the England Under-20 side that completed a grand slam in the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [9] During the competition he scored two tries in a game against Ireland and was ultimately voted players player. [9] [10] He also featured again in the 2022 U20 Six Nations. [9]
In May 2022, Richards received his first call up to a senior England training camp. [11] [12]
Richards whole family are Bath fans, his father Neil was a coach at Tor RFC where Ewan started playing rugby at five years-old. [13]
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