Alf Richards

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Alf Richards (born 14 December 1867 in Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African rugby union footballer. He was capped three times for South Africa, including captaining them once.

Richards made his international debut for South Africa in 1891, the year that the British Isles rugby team came to South Africa for the very first time. He made his debut on July 30 in Port Elizabeth. South Africa were outscored three tries to nil, and Great Britain won the match 4 points to nil. He was capped again on August 29 in Kimberley, which Great Britain also won, 3 to nil.

On September 5, he was chosen as the captain to lead South Africa out against Great Britain once again, in Cape Town at Newlands. The tourists also won the match, four points to nil. Richards did not play for South Africa again after the tour. Richards did however referee one match in 1896, when Britain returned, at Newlands, which South Africa won five points to nil. He died in Salisbury, Rhodesia in 1904.