Richard Russell (rugby union)

Richard Russell

Birth name	Richard Forbes Russell
Date of birth	5 April 1879
Place of birth	Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death	30 May 1960(1960-05-30) (aged 81)
Place of death	Lezayre, Isle of Man
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1903–1913 Leicester Tigers 122 (157) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1905 England 1

Richard Forbes Russell (5 April 1879 – 30 May 1960) was a rugby union forward who played 122 times for Leicester Tigers between 1903 and 1913 scoring 28 tries, 26 conversions and 7 penalties for 157 points. Russell made his Leicester debut against Devonport Albion on 19 September 1903 and quickly established himself in the side playing 29 times that season. Russell was a try scorer as Tigers won the Midlands Counties Cup in 1904 and also played in the 1905 cup winning side, during the 1904/05 season Russell was the club's top scorer with 57 points. Russell captained the club in the 1906/7 and 1907/8 seasons before his work as a school teacher took him to Cork. Russell played a further, his final, game for Tigers in 1913.

Russell made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace. It was his only cap for England.

Sources

Farmer, Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)