Basil Richards
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| Born | 9 July 1965 Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 19 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basil Richards (born 9 July 1965 in Bradford, England) is a rugby league coach and former professional player.
Playing career
Bradford born Richards signed for Warrington Wolves as a junior and played 42 matches for the club between 1989 and 1993.[1] He signed with Huddersfield for the 1993-94 season and remained with the club until 1999, playing in 1998's Super League III and 1999's IV.[2][3]
Richards later played for Doncaster.[4]
Coaching career
After retirement Richards worked for the Kirklees Council as part of their sports development team and took up coaching, working with the Bradford Bulls part-time and as coach of amateur club Queensbury.[4] He also worked with English national youth sides.
He was appointed Bradfords assistant coach in 2006 by Steve McNamara.[4] Richards coached the Bulls Senior Academy side.[5] He was released by the club in early 2010 after Bradford suffered poor form.[6]
Personal life
His brother, Craig Richards, played for the Bradford Bulls. His cousin, Dean Richards, played football for Bradford City.[7]
References
- ^ Richards, Basil Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine thisiswarrington.co.uk
- ^ Pendlebury inspires overdue win: First Division stragglers earn unexpected Regal Trophy success 'The Independent, 15 November 1993
- ^ Veivers of verve The Independent, 2 August 1998
- ^ a b c Basil set for brush with the big time Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 24 May 2006
- ^ Richards has high hopes for new Bulls pair The Telegraph and Argus, 12 December 2007
- ^ The Telegraph and Argus, 7 January 2010
- ^ Bradford Bulls coach Potter takes latest blow on the chin The Telegraph and Argus, 1 March 2011