| Dylan Richardson | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| School: | Kearsney College |
| Position: | Loose forward / Hooker |
| Currentclub: | / |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2010 |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Apps1: | 15 |
| Points1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Apps2: | 20 |
| Points2: | 10 |
| Repyears1: | 2017 |
| Repteam1: | South Africa Schools |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2019 |
| Repteam2: | South Africa Under-20 |
| Repcaps2: | 5 |
| Reppoints2: | 10 |
| Repyears3: | 2021– |
| Repteam3: | Scotland |
| Repcaps3: | 3 |
| Reppoints3: | 10 |
| Clubupdate: | 17 October 2022 |
| Repupdate: | 26 July 2024 |
Dylan Thor Richardson (born 15 January 1999) is a South African-Scottish international rugby union player. He plays for the in the United Rugby Championship. He is a utility forward that can play as a loose forward or a hooker.
Richardson made his Super Rugby debut for the in their match against the in May 2019, coming on as a replacement hooker.[1]
Richardson represented South Africa Schools in 2017, making two appearances in the 2017 Under-19 International Series.[2] He was also included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
In October 2021 Richardson was named as part of the Scotland training squad for the Autumn nations series, for which he was eligible because his father was born in Scotland.[4] He was subsequently selected for the 42 player full squad for the series.[5] On 18 November 2021 he was named as a replacement for Scotland in their match versus Japan on 20 November 2021.[6] He came on as a second-half substitute to win his first cap in that match which Scotland won.[7]