Richards first came to prominence within rugby as a club player for Swansea. Before being selected to represent the Welsh team, he was made captain of Swansea in the 1883/84 season. The next season Richards was capped for Wales in the opening game of the 1885 Home Nations Championship against England. Captained by Newport'sCharlie Newman, Wales lost the match by three tries and Richards lost his place for the next game.
Richards was again Swansea captain in the 1886/87 season, and was awarded his second and final Welsh cap in the Scottish game of the 1887 Home Nations Championship. Wales were beaten heavily in a one-sided game, and Richards lost his place to Edward Alexander. Richards would captain Swansea in the 1887/88 season, and during 1888, he refereed two matches in the New Zealand Māori'stour of Europe; the matches against Welsh clubs, Cardiff and Newport.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
evan, richards, evan, sloane, richards, january, 1862, april, 1931, welsh, international, rugby, union, forward, played, club, rugby, swansea, captaining, club, through, three, seasons, during, 1880s, richards, father, member, parliament, ceredigion, evan, mat. Evan Sloane Richards 23 January 1862 19 April 1931 was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea captaining the club through three seasons during the 1880s Richards father was Member of Parliament for Ceredigion Evan Matthew Richards Evan RichardsBirth nameEvan Sloane RichardsDate of birth 1862 01 23 23 January 1862Place of birthSwansea WalesDate of death19 April 1931 1931 04 19 aged 69 Place of deathLlandaff Wales 1 Notable relative s Evan Matthew Richards father Rugby union careerPosition s ForwardAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Swansea RFC International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1885 1887Wales 2 2 0 Contents 1 Education 2 Rugby career 2 1 International games played 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesEducation editRichards was educated at Clifton College 3 Rugby career editRichards first came to prominence within rugby as a club player for Swansea Before being selected to represent the Welsh team he was made captain of Swansea in the 1883 84 season The next season Richards was capped for Wales in the opening game of the 1885 Home Nations Championship against England Captained by Newport s Charlie Newman Wales lost the match by three tries and Richards lost his place for the next game Richards was again Swansea captain in the 1886 87 season and was awarded his second and final Welsh cap in the Scottish game of the 1887 Home Nations Championship Wales were beaten heavily in a one sided game and Richards lost his place to Edward Alexander Richards would captain Swansea in the 1887 88 season and during 1888 he refereed two matches in the New Zealand Maori s tour of Europe the matches against Welsh clubs Cardiff and Newport International games played edit Wales 4 nbsp England 1885 nbsp Scotland 1887Bibliography editSmith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 References edit Swansea RFC player profile permanent dead link Welsh Rugby Union player profiles permanent dead link Clifton College Register Muirhead J A O p62 Bristol J W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society April 1948 Smith 1980 pg 471 Sporting positionsPreceded byGeorge Lockwood Morris Swansea RFC Captain1883 1884 Succeeded byWilliam GwynnPreceded byWilliam Gwynn Swansea RFC Captain1886 1888 Succeeded byWilliam Towers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evan Richards amp oldid 1083580117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,