Maurice Richards

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Maurice Richards
Personal information
BornMaurice Charles Rees Richards
(1945-02-02) 2 February 1945 (age 79)
Ystrad, Rhondda, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
196?–69 Cardiff RFC
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1968–69 Wales 921
1969 British Lions 30
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1969–83 Salford 498297320956
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1969–75 Wales 30000
1974 Great Britain [1] 20000

Maurice Charles Rees Richards (born 2 February 1945) [2] is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby footballer. A wing, he was part of the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa.

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Richards played rugby union at club level for Cardiff, and the Wales national rugby union team, famously scoring four tries in a Five Nations match against England, before switching to rugby league in 1969 with Salford. [1] [3]

Playing career

International honours

Maurice Richards won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1969...1975 3-caps (World Cup in 1975 1-cap), and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Salford in 1974 against Australia, and New Zealand. [1]

County Cup Final appearances

Maurice Richards played left wing and scored a try in Salford's 25–11 victory over Swinton in the 1972 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1972, played left wing in the 2–6 defeat by Widnes in the 1974 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1974–753 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974, and played left wing, and scored a try in the 7–16 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Maurice Richards played left wing in Salford's 0–0 draw with Warrington in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played left wing, and scored a try in the 10–5 victory over Warrington in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final replay during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Maurice Richards played left wing in Salford's 7–12 defeat by Leeds in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Career Records

Maurice Richards holds Salford's "Most Career Appearances" record with 498 appearances, [4] as well as being the club's record try scorer and is one of the fewer than twenty Welshmen to have scored more than 200-tries in their rugby league career. [5]

Personal life

Richards' grandfather, Edwin Rees, played professional football with Charlton Athletic and Bradford City in the 1920s. [6]

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References

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  2. Maurice Richards rugby union profile ESPN
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  5. Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North – Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN   0-9511190-3-6
  6. Rees, Paul (17 February 2019). "Wales's 1969 wing wizard Maurice Richards: 'I scored the tries but forwards won it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2019.