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Richie Blackmore (rugby league)

Richie Blackmore
Personal information
Full name James Richard Blackmore
Born (1969-07-02) 2 July 1969 (age 48)
Playing information
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby league
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Otahuhu Leopards
1991–94 Castleford 111 64 0 0 256
1995–96 Auckland Warriors 27 11 0 0 44
1998–00 Leeds Rhinos 45 16 0 0 64
2001 NZ Warriors 8 2 0 0 8
Total 191 93 0 0 372
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–?? Auckland
1991–00 New Zealand 25 15 0 0 60
Rugby union
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Leeds Tykes
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James Richard "Richie" Blackmore (born 2 July 1969 in New Zealand) is a rugby league coach and former professional footballer who represented his country. His position of preference was in the centres.

An Otahuhu junior, Blackmore also played rugby union until he was 21. He was regarded as a promising loose forward.

Blackmore joined Castleford at the start of the 1991/1992 season and quickly established himself in the team. He played 111 senior games for the club, leaving at the end of the 1994/1995 season. It was in Castleford that Blackmore had an off field incident with Tawera Nikau that resulted in Nikau refusing to play for the New Zealand Kiwis if Blackmore was in the same team.

Richie Blackmore played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Castleford's 12-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Challenge Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1992, in front of a crowd of 77,386.

Richie Blackmore played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford Tigers' 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.


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