Born | Richard William Breakey 14 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Breakey (born 14 November 1956) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations tournament.
Breakey was educated at Fettes College and Durham University (Hatfield College). [1] [2] His older brother Nigel (1955–2010) was an anaesthetist who played rugby for Scotland Schoolboys and Cambridge University. [3]
He played for Gosforth.
He played for the Anglo-Scots district side. [4]
He was capped twice by Scotland 'B', from 1976 to 1978.
Breakey made his first full senior cap and only test appearance for Scotland as a Fly-half in the 1978 Five Nations match against England, held at Murrayfield, which would result in a 0–15 defeat for the Scots. [5] [6] He replaced the injured Ian McGeechan. [7]
Breakey was later an unused replacement for Scotland in the final match of the 1981 Five Nations Championship against Ireland. [8]