Name Ken Richards | ||
Died January 8, 1972, Bridgend, United Kingdom | ||
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Kenneth "Ken" Henry Llewellyn Richards (29 January 1934 – 8 January 1972) born in Bridgend, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Bridgend RFC, as a Fly-half, i.e. number 10, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Salford. Noted for his drop-goals, Ken Richards would often take penalties and conversions using the drop goal method rather than placing the ball, during September 1961 he scored a drop goal penalty against Doncaster from 55 yards (50 metres), he died in Bridgend.
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International Honours
Ken Richards won caps for Wales (RU) while at Bridgend RFC in 1960 against South Africa, and in 1961 against England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.