| Richard Breakey | |
| Birth Name: | Richard William Breakey |
| Birth Place: | Consett, England |
| Ru Position: | Fly Half |
| Repteam1: | Scotland 'B' |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Repyears1: | 1976-78 |
| Repteam2: | Scotland |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 1978 |
| Amatteam1: | Gosforth |
| Province1: | Anglo-Scots |
| University: | Durham University |
Richard Breakey (born 14 November 1956) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations tournament.
Breakey was educated at Fettes College and Durham University (Hatfield College).[1] [2] His older brother Nigel (1955–2010) was an anaesthetist who played rugby for Scotland Schoolboys and Cambridge University.[3]
He played for Gosforth.
He played for the Anglo-Scots district side.[4]
He was capped twice by Scotland 'B', from 1976 to 1978.
Breakey made his first full senior cap and only test appearance for Scotland as a Fly-half in the 1978 Five Nations match against England, held at Murrayfield, which would result in a 0–15 defeat for the Scots.[5] [6] He replaced the injured Ian McGeechan.[7]
Breakey was later an unused replacement for Scotland in the final match of the 1981 Five Nations Championship against Ireland.[8]