Anna Richards Explained

Anna Richards
Birth Date:3 December 1964
Birth Place:Timaru, New Zealand
Height:1.68 m
Weight:67 kg
Ru Position:First five-eighth
Ru Provinceyears:1989–2008
1986–1988
Ru Province:Auckland
Canterbury
Ru Provincecaps:13
Ru Provincepoints:(22)
Ru Nationalyears:1990–2010
Ru Nationalcaps:49
Ru Nationalpoints:(64)
Medals:
Coachyears1:2013–17
Coachteams1: Women's 7s

Anna Mary Richards (born 3 December 1964) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She represented and won four Rugby World Cups — 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010.[1] [2]

Rugby career

XVs

After being dropped from the Canterbury netball team an invitation from her family law lecturer, Laurie O’Reilly, who was married to then Canterbury netball coach, Kay O’Reilly, to come watch a game kickstarted her rugby career. She eventually played for the University of Canterbury side and toured America and Europe.

Richards debuted for the Black Ferns on 26 August 1990. Her test debut at the 1991 Rugby World Cup came against Canada on 6 April at Glamorgan.

In 1992, when the Black Ferns was formally recognised. She was a member of the squad that defeated Auckland 36–0 at Eden Park.[3] She scored a try in the game.[4]

She played 54 matches for the Black Ferns of which 49 were full internationals, she has won four Women’s Rugby World Cups before she retired in 2010.[5]

Sevens

She was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens.[6] [7] She captained the side again at the 2001 tournament.[8]

Coaching career

Richards was appointed as head coach of the Hong Kong women's sevens team in 2013.[9] [10] She completed her coaching role at the end of 2017.[11] [12]

As at January 2023 she is the women's player development manager at Auckland Rugby.[13]

Personal life

Richards has a law degree and a BA. She played representative tennis and netball. In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women's rugby.[14]

Hall of Fame

Richards was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on 17 November 2014.[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-05 . World Cup Windback: 2006 Black Ferns . 2022-12-31 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: 2006-07-26 . Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2022-12-31 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2024-05-24 . A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup . live . 2024-07-17 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: 1992-08-30 . Black Ferns vs Auckland XV . live . 2024-07-21 . stats.allblacks.com.
  5. Web site: Egan . Brendon . 2024-05-19 . Where are they now?: Black Ferns great Anna Richards . live . 2024-07-18 . www.thepost.co.nz.
  6. Web site: 17 April 2020 . 2000 New Zealand Women's sevens team - Where Are They Now? . All Blacks.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-31 . Looking back: Black Ferns Sevens in Hong Kong (2000) . 2023-05-18 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 2001-03-06 . Richards to lead New Zealand women at Hong Kong sevens . 2023-08-07 . ESPN scrum.
  9. Web site: Jacqueline . Rachel . 22 March 2014 . Black Ferns legend Anna Richards aims to instil winning mentality in Hong Kong women . 6 July 2014 . South China Morning Post.
  10. Web site: Johnstone . Duncan . 5 November 2013 . Black Ferns legend Anna Richards gets new role . 6 July 2014 . Stuff.co.nz.
  11. Web site: 2023-09-15 . Anna Richards announces end of Hong Kong Sevens Role . 2023-09-14 . Hong Kong China Rugby . en.
  12. Web site: Agars . Sam . 2017-12-21 . Goodbye, Anna Richards, wherever it is you've gone and for whatever reason . 2023-09-14 . South China Morning Post . en.
  13. Web site: Black Ferns legend returns to join Auckland Rugby's High Performance team . 2023-01-24 . www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
  14. Web site: 6 June 2005 . Queen's Birthday honours list 2005 . 28 April 2020 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
  15. Web site: 2014 Inductee: Anna Richards . IRB.com . 10 November 2014 . 6 January 2015.
  16. Web site: Former Black Ferns Richards and Palmer inducted into Hall of Fame . allblacks.com . 19 November 2014 . 19 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025190358/http://www.allblacks.com/News/26371/former-black-ferns-richards-and-palmer-inducted-into-hall-of-fame . 25 October 2018 . dead .

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