Ewan Richards
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| Date of birth | 6 April 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Crispin School Millfield School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ewan Richards (born 6 April 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Bath Rugby either in the second row or back row.
Early life
From Street, Somerset, Richards attended Crispin School before receiving an offer to join Millfield on a scholarship. In 2021, at 18 years-of-age he progressed to the Bath Rugby senior academy.[3]
Club career
Richards played for Tor RFC and Wells RFC in his native Somerset prior to playing for Bath Rugby.[4] Richards made his debut for Bath in the Premiership in February 2021.[5] After going on to make 15 appearances either in the second row or the back row, he signed a long-term contract with the club in May 2022.[5] His performances during that campaign also led to him winning Bath Breakthrough player of the year award.[6]
During the 2022-23 season Richards tore his hamstring and missed a few months of the season before playing some loan games for Taunton R.F.C. to build up his match fitness. In September 2023, he captained Bath for the first time as they secured a 29-23 victory away at Cornish Pirates in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[7][8]
He captained Bath in the Premiership Rugby Cup during the 2024-25 season and was named in the Bath starting XV for his European Rugby Champions Cup debut against Benetton Rugby on 15 December 2024.[9]
International career
Richards played for the England U18 team as a 16 year-old and was a member of their tour to South Africa in the summer of 2019.[10] He was part of the England Under-20 side that completed a grand slam in the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[10] During the competition he scored two tries in a game against Ireland and was ultimately voted players player.[10][11] He also featured again in the 2022 U20 Six Nations.[10]
In May 2022, Richards received his first call up to a senior England training camp.[12][13]
Personal life
Richards whole family are Bath fans, his father Neil was a coach at Tor RFC where Ewan started playing rugby at five years-old.[14]
References
- ^ "Ewan Richards". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Ewan Richards". All.Rugby. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Lethaby, Tim (16 July 2021). "18-year-old Street star selected for Bath Rugby senior academy". Street.nub.news. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "EWAN RICHARDS". The Rugby Paper. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Ewan Richards: Bath forward commits 'long-term' future". BBC Sport. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Evely, John (19 May 2023). "Bath Rugby set to miss out on keeping Fergus Lee-Warner - reports". Somerset Live. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (7 September 2023). "Ewan Richards to captain Bath Rugby away at Cornish Pirates in Premiership Cup opener". Somerset Live. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Evely, John (13 September 2023). "Ewan Richards on injury set-backs, his best position and captaining Bath Rugby against Jersey Reds". Somerset Live. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Evely, John (13 December 2024). "Benetton v Bath Rugby team news live announcements ahead of Champions Cup clash". Somerset Live. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harvey, Joe (3 February 2022). "Ewan Richards Exclusive: I never thought I'd make a career out of playing rugby". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (6 July 2021). "Ireland U20's Six Nations winning run ends as England power to win". RTÉ. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Catherine (23 May 2022). "Bath forward Ewan Richards gets first England call". South West Sports News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "England: Lewis Ludlam, Nic Dolly and Joe Launchbury out of training camp". BBC Sport. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Lethaby, Tim (16 July 2021). "Street rugby star Ewan Richards looking forward to being coached at Bath by Luke Charteris". Street News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.