Geoff Richards (rugby union) explained

Geoff Richards
Birth Date:	30 April 1951
Birth Place:	Hornchurch, England
Ru Position:	Fullback
Repyears1:	1978–1981
Repcaps1:	3
Reppoints1:	3
Coachyears1:	2010
Coachyears2:	2000–2007
Coachteams1:	Richmond F.C.
Coachteams2:	Women

Geoff Richards (born 30 April 1951) is a former rugby union player and coach. He coached at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.^{[1] [2]} He resigned as head coach in 2007.^[3]

He played for Wasps in England before emigrating to Australia, where his club was Eastern Suburbs in Sydney.^[4] Due to the injury toll faced by the Wallabies in their tour of New Zealand in 1978, Richards was selected to play, and eventually played three times for Australia.^[5] In 2010, he resigned as coach for Richmond.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• ESPN Scrum Profile
• ESPN UK Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: England squad named for Women's World Cup Final . Julia Hutton, RFU . 16 September 2006 . 31 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812183529/http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s245/st104404.htm . 12 August 2014 .
2. Web site: Geoff Richards - Head Coach of England's Women . Steve Mitchell (www.rugbymatters.net) . 31 July 2014.
3. Web site: England Women's Head Coach Geoff Richards steps down . RFU . 13 April 2007 . 31 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811100933/http://www.rfu.com/news/2007/april/news-articles/englandwomensheadcoachgeoffrichardsstepsdown . 11 August 2014 .
4. https://classicwallabies.com.au/players/geoffrey-richards Geoffrey Richards
5. Web site: Crisis of '78 was worse as Wallabies told to get on with it . Wayne Smith, The Australian . 18 October 2012 . 31 July 2014.
6. Web site: Richmond urged to turn corner by Direct of Rugby Geoff Richards . Stuart Amos, Wimbledon Guardian . 27 January 2010 . 31 July 2014.
7. Web site: Ricahrds to leave Richmond at the end of the season . Stuart Amos, yourlocalguardian.co.uk . 15 April 2010 . 31 July 2014.