Richard Russell (rugby union)
| Full name | Richard Forbes Russell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 1960 | ||
| Place of death | Lezayre, Isle of Man | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1903–1913 | Leicester Tigers | 122 | (157) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1905 | England | 1 | |
Richard Forbes Russell (born 5 April 1879, died 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 paying 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.[1]
Russell made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace.[2] It was his only cap for England.[3]
Sources
Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)
References
- ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ↑ "England (0) 0 - 15 (9) New Zealand (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "Richard Russell". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 4 December 2016.