Dan Richardson
Birth name | Daniel Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Penrith, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lime House School Ullswater Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Leeds Beckett University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Richardson (born 25 March 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
The loosehead prop played junior rugby with his home-town club at Penrith in Cumbria before representing Leeds Beckett University, where he studied Sports and Exercise Science.[1] Ahead of the 2017/18 season, he joined National One side Fylde and then spent a season with Rotherham Titans in National League 1.
On 19 March 2019, Richardson moved to the RFU Championship with Jersey Reds ahead of the 2019–20 season.[2] On 9 July 2021, Richardson makes his move to Premiership Rugby with Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2021–22 season.[3]
Richardson made his Leicester debut on 13 November 2021 as a second half substitute in a Premiership Rugby Cup win against Sale Sharks at Welford Road. He made his first Premiership start on 26 January 2024 in a 20-19 win against Harlequins at the Stoop.
References
- ^ "Dan Richardson". Penrith RUFC. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Jersey Reds sign Luc Jones, Daniel Richardson and George Spencer". BBC Sport. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "LEICESTER TIGERS SIGN DAN RICHARDSON". Premiership Rugby. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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