Ken Richards
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Henry Llewellyn Richards | |||||
| Nickname | Ken | |||||
| Born | 29 January 1934 Bridgend, Wales | |||||
| Died | 8 January 1972 (aged 37) Bridgend, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Fly-half | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1960–61 | Bridgend RFC | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1960–61 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1961–64 | Salford | |||||
| Source: scrum.com | ||||||
Kenneth "Ken" Henry Llewellyn Richards (29 January 1934 — 8 January 1972 (aged 37)) born in Bridgend, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Bridgend RFC, as a Fly-half, i.e. number 10, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Salford.[1] Noted for his drop-goals, Ken Richards would often take penalties and conversions using the drop goal method rather than placing the ball, during September 1961 he scored a drop goal penalty against Doncaster from 55 yards (50 metres),[2] he died in Bridgend.
International Honours
Ken Richards won caps for Wales (RU) while at Bridgend RFC in 1960 against South Africa, and in 1961 against England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.[3]
References
- ↑ Gate, Robert (1986). Gone North: Welshmen in Rugby League. ISBN 978-0-9511190-0-6.
- ↑ "The Willows: Salford Reds' field of dreams". menmedia.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Search for "Richards" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at espnscrum.com
- Statistics at wru.co.uk
- The Willows: Salford Reds' field of dreams