Greg Richards (rugby league)
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| Full name | Gregory Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1995 Urswick, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 12 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greg Richards (born 12 July 1995) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.
He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Rochdale Hornets and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship. Richards also played for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League and the Betfred Championship.
Background
Richards was born in Urswick, Cumbria, England. He attended Ulverston Victoria High School
He started his career with amateur club Barrow Island.[3]
Career
St Helens
He was signed by St Helens. He made his first team début in July 2013 in a Super League game against Castleford.
He appeared in the 2014 Super League Grand Final as a substitute in Saints' 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. [4][5][6][7]
During the 2017 season, Richards was sent to Kingstone Press Championship side the Sheffield Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal with Saints. Here, he played just three games before returning.
Leigh Centurions
Shortly after his departure from the Eagles came his departure from the Saints, as he joined then struggling Super League outfit Leigh.
He played for the Leigh Centurions in the 2018 Betfred Championship.
London Broncos
On 31 October 2018 it was announced that Richards had joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2019 Super League season.[8]
Hull Kingston Rovers
On 8 Sep 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League[9]
Club statistics
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  St Helens |
Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | St Helens |
Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 |  Rochdale Hornets |
Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | St Helens |
Super League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | St Helens |
Super League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | St Helens |
Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  Sheffield Eagles |
Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  Leigh Centurions |
Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Leigh Centurions |
Championship | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 |  London Broncos |
Super League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | London Broncos |
Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | London Broncos |
Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Club career total[10][11] | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Rich pickings for Greg in the England squad". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Newsum, Matt (12 October 2014). "Super League Grand Final: St Helens 14-6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Greg Richards: London Broncos sign ex-Saints forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Hull KR snap up Greg Richards". Love Rugby League. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links
- London Broncos profile
- Leigh Centurions profile
- St Helens profile[permanent dead link]
- Profile at Saints Heritage Society
- SL profile