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Jeremy Richardson (rugby union)

Jeremy Richardson
Birth nameJeremy Francis Richardson
Date of birth (1961-12-01) 1 December 1961 (age 63)
Place of birthCrawley, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-90 Scotland 'B' 6 (0)
Scotland 'A'
1994 Scotland 1 (0)

Jeremy Francis Richardson (born 7 September 1963) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Early life

Richardson was born on 7 September 1963 in Crawley, England.[2] His father Robert was an officer in the British Army.[3] He studied at Heriot Watt University, graduating in 1986 with a business studies degree.[4]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played club rugby for the Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District. He was part of the Edinburgh side that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship.

International career

He was capped 6 times by Scotland 'B', the first of which was on 7 February 1987 against France 'B'.[5]

He captained the Scotland 'A' team.[6]

He gained one cap with the Scotland national rugby union team in 1994.[7]

His one full senior international cap was against South Africa at Murrayfield on 19 November 1994.[8]

He played a match for the Barbarians in 1995.[9]

Administrative career

As a committee member of the Barbarians, he organised a match between them and his old club Edinburgh Academicals as part of the Accies 150th year celebrations.[10]

Business career

He founded Cornelian Asset Managers.[11]

References