Greg Richards (rugby league)

Greg Richards

Personal information
Full name	Gregory Richards
Born	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29) Urswick, Cumbria, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–17 St Helens 70 1 0 0 4 2014(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0 2017(DRTooltip Kingstone Press Championship#Dual registration) → Sheffield Eagles 3 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Leigh Centurions 35 3 0 0 12 2019–21 London Broncos 35 1 0 0 4 2022–23 Hull Kingston Rovers 15 0 0 0 0 2022(DRTooltip Kingstone Press Championship#Dual registration) → Dewsbury Rams 1 0 0 0 0 2023 (loan) → Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0 2024– Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0 Total 162 5 0 0 20
Source: [1][2] As of 28 September 2023

Greg Richards (born 12 July 1995) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL Championship.

He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Rochdale Hornets and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship. Richards also played in the Super League and the Championship for both the Leigh Centurions and the London Broncos.

Richards was born in Urswick, Cumbria, England. He attended Ulverston Victoria High School

He started his career with amateur club Barrow Island.^[3]

He was signed by St Helens. He made his first team début in July 2013 in a Super League game against Castleford.

He appeared in the 2014 Super League Grand Final as a substitute in Saints' 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.^[4]

During the 2017 season, Richards was sent to Championship side the Sheffield Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal with Saints. Here, he played just three games before returning.

Shortly after his departure from the Eagles came his departure from the Saints, as he joined then struggling Super League outfit Leigh.

He played for the Leigh Centurions in the 2018 Betfred Championship.

On 31 October 2018 it was announced that Richards had joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2019 Super League season.^[5]

On 8 September 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League^[6]

On 27 September 2023 it was reported that he would make his stay at Toulouse Olympique permanent in 2024 on a two-year deal^[7] On 15 October 2023, Richards played in Toulouse Olympique's upset loss in the Million Pound Game against the London Broncos.^[8]

• London Broncos profile
• Leigh Centurions profile
• St Helens profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Profile at Saints Heritage Society
• SL profile

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