| Full name | Maurice Charles Rees Richards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Ystrad, Wales | ||
| School | Tonypandy School | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Back | ||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1969—1983 | Salford | 498 | 956 |
| National teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1969—1975 1974 |
Wales Great Britain |
3 2 |
(0) (0) |
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| ?—1969 | Cardiff RFC | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1968—1969 1969 |
Wales British Lions |
9 3 |
(21) (0) |
Maurice Charles Rees Richards (born 2 February 1945)[1] is a former dual code rugby international for Wales. A winger, he was part of the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa
Richards played rugby union at club level for Cardiff and the Wales national rugby union team before switching to rugby league in 1969 with Salford.[2]
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Maurice Richards won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1969…1975 3-caps (World Cup in 1975 1-cap), and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Salford in 1974 against Australia, and New Zealand
Maurice Richards is one of the fewer than twenty Welshmen to have scored more than 200-tries in their rugby league career.[3]
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