Patrick Rich

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**Pat Rich**
Personal information
None
Full name	Patrick Rich
Date of birth	unknown
Place of birth	unknown, England
Height	unknown
Weight	unknown
Nickname	unknown
Position	Goal kicker
Club information
Current club	None
Number	4
Youth clubs
unknown	unknown
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
unknown unknown 2002 2002 2002	Keighley Cougars Oldham Roughyeds Sheffield Eagles London Skolars Oldham Roughyeds	unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Representative teams
None	None	None
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Patrick (or Pat) Rich is an English former semi-professional rugby league player who represented Oldham Roughyeds RLFC in the Northern Ford Premiership (later National League One in the National Leagues).

[edit] Playing career

Starting his career as a loose forward at Keighley Cougars^[1], Pat subsequently moved to Oldham where his biggest impact came during the 2001 season and, in particular, his contribution with the boot which helped his side to the Northern Ford Premiership semi-final win 39-32 over Rochdale Hornets when he kicked nine out of nine goal attempts ^[2]. Sadly his trademark accuracy deserted him in the Grand Final and he was unable to secure the points needed with Neil Kelly's Widnes Vikings running out victors 24-12 ^[3].

During his first spell at Oldham, Pat was the club's most consistent goal kicker since the 1960s,^[4] shortly afterwards Pat left the North Western club to pursue a career in the law. Although he returned for brief spells with Sheffield Eagles, London Skolars and finally Oldham for some 14 games in 2004^[5]^[6], he no longer plays competitive football.

Nevertheless, despite his brief spell as an Oldham player, Pat is highly regarded by Roughyeds fans for his contributions^[7].