Geoff Richards (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 30 April 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hornchurch, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoff Richards (born 30 April 1951) is a former rugby union player and coach. He coached England at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] He resigned as Head Coach in 2007.[3]
In 2010, he resigned as coach for Richmond.[4][5] Due to the injury toll faced by the Wallabies in their tour of New Zealand in 1978, Richards was selected to play for the Wallabies.[6]
References
- ^ Julia Hutton, RFU (16 September 2006). "England squad named for Women's World Cup Final". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Steve Mitchell (www.rugbymatters.net). "Geoff Richards - Head Coach of England's Women". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ RFU (13 April 2007). "England Women's Head Coach Geoff Richards steps down". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Stuart Amos, Wimbledon Guardian (27 January 2010). "Richmond urged to turn corner by Direct of Rugby Geoff Richards". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Stuart Amos, yourlocalguardian.co.uk (15 April 2010). "Ricahrds to leave Richmond at the end of the season". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Wayne Smith, The Australian (18 October 2012). "Crisis of '78 was worse as Wallabies told to get on with it". Retrieved 31 July 2014.