Richard Swain
Swain playing for Hull in 2007
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Personal information
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| Full name | Richard Gregory Swain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 July 1975 New Zealand |
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Playing information
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| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Swain (born 2 July 1975 in Tamworth, New South Wales) is a retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative Hooker, he played club football in Australia for the Hunter Mariners, Melbourne Storm (with whom he won the 1999 NRL premiership) and Brisbane Broncos and in England for Hull F.C.
Swain went to Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth, the same school as former Canberra Raiders captain Alan Tongue & Tom Learoyd-Lahrs.
Swain made his first grade debut in 1997, playing for the new Hunter Mariners club. With the demise of the club at the end of the year he moved south, joining the Melbourne Storm.
Swain never missed a game for the Melbourne Storm from the club's first ever match in round 1, 1998 up until his final game for the club in round 26, 2002. Swain declared his eligibility for New Zealand in 1999 and was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis for that year's ANZAC Test.
Swain played at hooker in 1999 NRL Grand Final win against St. George Illawarra. Swain was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played at hooker in the Kiwis' 22-20 loss. Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm traveled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens R.F.C., with Kimmorley playing at hooker in the victory.
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