Evan Richards
| Full name | Evan Sloane Richards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1862 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 1931 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Llandaff, Wales[1] | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Evan Matthew Richards (father) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Swansea RFC | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1885-1887 | Wales[2] | 2 | (0) |
Evan Sloane Richards (23 January 1862 – 19 April 1931) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea, captaining the club through three seasons during the 1880s. Richards' father was Member of Parliament for Ceredigion, Evan Matthew Richards.
Rugby career
Richards first came to prominence within rugby as a club player for Swansea. Before being selected to represent the Welsh team, he was made captain of Swansea in the 1883/84 season. The next season Richards was capped for Wales in the opening game of the 1885 Home Nations Championship against England. Captained by Newport's Charlie Newman, Wales lost the match by three tries and Richards lost his place for the next game.
Richards was again Swansea captain in the 1886/87 season, and was awarded his second and final Welsh cap in the Scottish game of the 1887 Home Nations Championship. Wales were beaten heavily in a one-sided game, and Richards lost his place to Edward Alexander. Richards would captain Swansea in the 1887/88 season, and during 1888, he refereed two matches in the New Zealand Māori's tour of Europe; the matches against Welsh clubs, Cardiff and Newport.
International games played
Wales[3]
Bibliography
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ↑ Swansea RFC player profile
- ↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 471.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Lockwood Morris |
Swansea RFC Captain 1883-1884 |
Succeeded by William Gwynn |
| Preceded by William Gwynn |
Swansea RFC Captain 1886-1888 |
Succeeded by William Towers |