Richard Lepori Explained

Richard Lepori
Birth Date:21 October 1991
Birth Place:St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Height:1.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weight:80abbr=onNaNabbr=on
First:RL
Club1:Oldham
Year1start:2013
Appearances1:22
Tries1:13
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:52
Club2:Whitehaven
Year2start:2015
Appearances2:13
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:8
Club3:Oldham
Year3start:2015
Year3end:16
Appearances3:30
Tries3:7
Goals3:1
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:30
Club4:Oldham
Year4start:2017
Appearances4:38
Tries4:21
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:84
Club5:Rochdale Hornets
Year5start:2018
Year5end:19
Appearances5:27
Tries5:6
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:24
Club6:Swinton Lions
Year6start:2019
Year6end:present
Appearances6:14
Tries6:5
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:20
Teama:Italy
Yearastart:2013
Yearaend:present
Appearancesa:13
Triesa:12
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:48
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Club1:Sedgley Tigers
Ru Year1start:2016
Ru Year1end:17
Ru Appearances1:10
Ru Tries1:8
Ru Goals1:0
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:40
Source:[1] [2] [3] [4]
Updated:24 October 2022

Richard Lepori (born 21 October 1991) is an Italy international[5] rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.

He has previously played for Oldham, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets.

Background

Richard Lepori was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. After the breakdown of his parents' marriage he moved with his mother to Chorley, Lancashire in 2001.

He attended Holy Cross RC High School where he was encouraged to play rugby, a sport he fell in love with.

His mother still lives in Chorley. He also has an older brother, Simon Lepori, who lives in Trafford, Greater Manchester, where he is a local councillor for the Liberal Democrats.

His half brother Dylan Lepori currently plays amateur rugby for Watford Rugby Club.

Playing career

Lepori was previously contracted to play in the academy teams of Salford City Reds, and later Castleford Tigers. He joined Oldham in the third-tier Championship 1 in 2013, before moving to Queensland, Australia the following year, playing for the Atherton Roosters in the Cairns District Rugby League. On 23 October 2014, it was announced that Lepori would be returning to England in 2015 to join Whitehaven in the second-tier Championship.[6] Lepori left the club in July 2015 after their signing of Louis Jouffret saw him receive no game time.[7] He rejoined recently promoted Oldham in the Championship, before joining the Sedgley Tigers, a rugby union club, in the fourth-tier National League 2 North. Lepori once again rejoined Oldham midseason in March 2017.[8] Lepori joined Rochdale Hornets in October 2017.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Lepori. Love Rugby League.
  2. Web site: Richard Lepori - Player matches. Stat Bunker. 26 April 2017.
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/richard-lepori/summary.html Rugby League Project
  4. http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/richard-lepori-34101.html itsrugby
  5. Web site: 18 September 2013. Lepori shifts focus to Oldham. Sportinglife. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005155534/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-league/news/article/480/8927900/lepori-shifts-focus-to-oldham. 5 October 2016.
  6. Web site: 23 October 2014. Whitehaven sign Italian international full-back Lepori. News & Star. 4 October 2016.
  7. Web site: 15 July 2015. Full-back Richard Lepori leaves Whitehaven RL. News & Star. 26 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 2 February 2017. Home is where the heart is, says Lippy. roughyeds.co.uk. 26 April 2017.