Tom Richards (rugby union)
T. J. Richards
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| Full name | Thomas James Richards | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Rusty | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1882 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Emmaville, New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 September 1935 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st (180 lb; 83 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
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| Amateur clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1898 1899-05 1906 1906-07 1909-10 1911 1913 |
Charters Towers Waratahs Charters Towers Natives Johannesburg Mines Bristol Charters Towers Manly RUFC Toulouse |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1905 1906 1907 1907 1909 1911 1913 |
Queensland Transvaal Gloucestershire Queensland North Queensland Sydney Metropolitan East Midlands |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1908-12 1910 |
Australia Great Britain |
3 2 |
(6) (0) |
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| Men's Rugby union | ||
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1908 London | Team competition |
Thomas James "Rusty" Richards MC (29 April 1882 – 25 September 1935) was an Australian military officer and national representative rugby union player, who was born at Vegetable Creek, Emmaville in New South Wales. Richards was the only player to ever play for both Australia and the British Lions, thus, the Tom Richards Trophy is named in his honor. He is an inductee to the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame.
Richard's Cornish father emigrated to Australia during the Gold Rush from Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Nicknamed Rusty, he grew up in the gold mining town of Charters Towers in Northern Queensland. His interest in the rugby game developed when a New South Wales touring side visited his town. He started training and playing rugby, and went on to represent Queensland. His family moved to South Africa in 1905.
He continued playing rugby in South Africa, playing a small number of games for the Transvaal in the domestic Currie Cup competition. That year the South Africa national rugby union team was preparing for its first overseas tour to Great Britain, and the Currie Cup was used as a trial to select the touring squad. Richards was initially considered as a squad member but a complicated qualifying rule prevented his inclusion. He subsequently travelled to England where he continued playing rugby in the county championships spending a season representing Bristol. Richards also played at county level whilst in Britain and was chosen to play for Gloucester in their encounter with the South Africa team he was excluded from touring with.
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