Richard Lepori

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Richard Lepori
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Personal information
Born (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 32)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight12 st 8 lb (80 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013 Oldham 22130052
2015 Whitehaven 132008
2015–16 Oldham 3071030
2017 Oldham 38210084
2018–19 Rochdale Hornets 2760024
2019– Swinton Lions 1450020
Total1445410218
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013– Italy 13120048
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Sedgley Tigers 1080040
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]
As of 24 October 2022

Richard Lepori (born 21 October 1991) is an Italy international [5] rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.

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He has previously played for Oldham, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets.

Background

Richard Lepori was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. After the breakdown of his parents' marriage he moved with his mother to Chorley, Lancashire in 2001.

He attended Holy Cross RC High School where he was encouraged to play rugby, a sport he fell in love with.

His mother still lives in Chorley. He also has an older brother, Simon Lepori, who lives in Trafford, Greater Manchester, where he is a local councillor for the Liberal Democrats.

His half brother Dylan Lepori currently plays amateur rugby for Watford Rugby Club.

Playing career

Lepori was previously contracted to play in the academy teams of Salford City Reds, and later Castleford Tigers. He joined Oldham in the third-tier Championship 1 in 2013, before moving to Queensland, Australia the following year, playing for the Atherton Roosters in the Cairns District Rugby League. On 23 October 2014, it was announced that Lepori would be returning to England in 2015 to join Whitehaven in the second-tier Championship. [6] Lepori left the club in July 2015 after their signing of Louis Jouffret saw him receive no game time. [7] He rejoined recently promoted Oldham in the Championship, before joining the Sedgley Tigers, a rugby union club, in the fourth-tier National League 2 North. Lepori once again rejoined Oldham midseason in March 2017. [8] Lepori joined Rochdale Hornets in October 2017.

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References

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  2. "Richard Lepori - Player matches". Stat Bunker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. itsrugby
  5. "Lepori shifts focus to Oldham". Sportinglife. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
  6. "Whitehaven sign Italian international full-back Lepori". News & Star. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. "Full-back Richard Lepori leaves Whitehaven RL". News & Star. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  8. "Home is where the heart is, says Lippy". roughyeds.co.uk. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.