Dean Richards

See also: Richards

Dean Richards , born the July 11th 1963, is a player of Rugby to XV English, evolving/moving at the station of third line. It is known affectionately like Deano .

It was provided education for in John Cleveland College, in Hinckley and it played for Roanne in France one year before beginning with Leicester Tigers.

It was one of best the number eight in the world, glanant 48 international capes with the English and six selections with the Lions during two rounds. He was the captain of Tigers during four seasons in the Nineties.

During its career of player, it gained the Championship of England twice and three times the Cut.

It disputed the World cups of Rugby 1987, 1991, and 1995.

It led the Leicester Tigers to their first final in Coupe of Europe of Rugby against CA Brive, in old the Arms Park, finale which they lost.

It was replaced by the third line Irish Eric Miller, by Bob Dwyer, which leaves think that it would have contributed to the reference of Dwyer of the head of Tigers.

Deano then took the retirement as player and in its first season full as trainer with Rugby, it gained the championship, the third of the history of the club.

Tigers preserved their title during three seasons.

However, its more important fact of weapons the was doubled victorious one in Coupe of Europe of Rugby that Tigers finally gained first once after a victory over the French Stade with the Parc of the Princes 34-30 (2001) and second once in a shock against the Munster 15-9 with Cardiff with the Millennium Stadium (2002).

But after two seasons without trophy, and a failure to qualify itself for the great cut of Europe, Dean will be returned in 2004. A brutal end at 20 years of collaboration in this club. It tried into 2004-2005 to involve the French club FC Grenoble; the experiment began well but the threat of the relefation weighing, it had to deplore a revolt of its players on the way to go to play Toulouse.

Dean Richards is now the trainer of the Harlequins in Twickenham since the summer 2005.

As of its first season, it makes go up the club with the pluis high level by gaining the Championnat of England de D2 of Rugby 2005-2006.

Career in Club

Prize list as player

  • Championship of England: 2
  • Cut: 3.

National selection

  • 48 selections for the XV of the Rose between 1986 and 1996.
  • 6 selections with the Lions
  • Participation in 3 world cups.

Clubs as trainer

Prize list of trainer

  • Championship of England 1998-99: Leicester Tigers
  • Championship of England 1999-00: Leicester Tigers
  • Championship of England 2000-01: Leicester Tigers
  • Championship of England 2001-02: Leicester Tigers
  • Cut of Europe of Rugby 2000-2001: Leicester Tigers
  • Cut of Europe of Rugby 2001-2002: Leicester Tigers
  • Championship of England de D2 of Rugby 2005-2006: Harlequins

External bonds

  • sporting-heroes.net - Dean Richards.
  • Site of Harlequins

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