Richard Sharp (rugby union)

Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (born 9 September 1938) is a retired English rugby union player. Born in India during the British Raj, his family moved to Cornwall, England, where he was educated at Montpelier School, Paignton and Blundell's School in the neighbouring county of Devon[1] and at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a former player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC, Bristol FC[2] and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He played for England while at Oxford[3] and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963.[4] He played cricket for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1957 and 1970.[5]

Richard Sharp

Birth name	Richard Adrian William Sharp
Date of birth	9 September 1938
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
School	Blundell's School
University	Balliol College, University of Oxford
Notable relative(s)	Freddie Sharp, (father) Wasps Ivan Sharp, (uncle) Wasps
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1960–61 1959–62 1957–66 1957– Barbarians Oxford University Cornwall Wasps Redruth Bristol 28 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1962 1960–67 British and Irish Lions England 2 14 (3) (26)

He was appointed OBE in the 1986 New Year Honours.

Bernard Cornwell's fictional character Richard Sharpe was named after him.[6][7]

References

1. "Notable Old Blundellians". Blundells.org. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. "London Wasps Hall of Fame". Wasps.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. Balliol Old members Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
4. RFU Wall of Fame Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Player profile: Richard Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
6. "The Story of Sharpe". Uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
7. "A word from Bernard Cornwell". Southessex.co.uk. 29 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

External links

• Oxford Alumni
• The Book of English International Rugby 1871–1982
• Hammers of the Scots, The Daily Telegraph, 1 February 2007