Greg Richards (rugby league)

Greg Richards (born 12 July 1995) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.

Greg Richards
Personal information
Full nameGregory Richards
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
Urswick, Cumbria, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 St Helens 70 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
2017 (DR) → Sheffield Eagles 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Leigh Centurions 35 3 0 0 12
2019– London Broncos 21 0 0 0 0
Total 132 4 0 0 16
As of 5 August 2019
Source: [1][2]

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 London Broncos[8]

References
  1. RLP
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Rich pickings for Greg in the England squad". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. Newsum, Matt (12 October 2014). "Super League Grand Final: St Helens 14-6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. "Greg Richards: London Broncos sign ex-Saints forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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