Richard Sharp
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Richard Sharp (born 9 September 1938) from Cornwall, was educated at Blundell's School and the University of Oxford. He was a former Cornish rugby player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He also played for England while at Oxford and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963. Bernard Cornwell's fictional character Richard Sharpe is said to have been named after him.