Craig Richards
Personal information
Born (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978
Swansea, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 Wales 7s
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Crusaders RL 10 14 0 0 56
2010 South Wales Scorpions 14 5 0 0 20
Total 24 19 0 0 76
Source: [1][2]

Craig Richards (born 10 October 1978) is a Welsh former rugby league and rugby union sevens player.

Playing career

Rugby union

Richards represented Wales in rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Rugby league

Richards played for the Crusaders in the National League Two for one season, in 2007.[3] In May 2007, he tested positive to a metabolite of cocaine and was banned from the sport for two years.[4] He returned to rugby league in 2010, playing one season with the South Wales Scorpions in the same competition.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Craig Richards – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ "Professional Clubs". wrl.wales. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Old Crusaders First Team : Craig Richards". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Crusaders man handed two year ban". BBC. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Scorpions announce first squad". rugbyleague.com. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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