rugby union player who won 48 england caps
Dean Richards (rugby union) Richards was capped three times for England Schools in 1981,[6] and in 1983, he played for the Barbarians and was selected for the England Under-23 Tour to Romania.[7] He made his senior England debut in 1986 against Ireland at Twickenham in the Five Nations Championship, scoring two tries in a 25â€“20 points win.[8] He became an integral part of the England pack in the early 1990s,[4] and was one of the top number eights in the world, winning 48 England caps and six caps for the British Lions on their 1989 and 1993 tours.[3] He played in the 1987, 1991 and 1995 World Cups.:[3] although being unlucky to be dropped for the later stages of the 1991 World Cup, when the selectorial dilemma between Teague and Skinner for the number 6 spot, both having proved their worth to the side, was resolved by playing both men (Skinner at 6, Teague next to him at number 8) and dropping Richards. Richards was to regain his place, at Teague's expense, for the 1992 Five Nations Championship as England got their second Grand Slam in succession.