Richard Bands

Richard Edward "Richie" Bands (born 25 March, 1974 in Mafikeng) is a South African rugby union player. Although he started his professional career as a hooker, he is now a prop, and he plays for the Bulls in the Super 14 competition.

Bands made his provincial debut in 1994. It was in 2002 that Bands made his Super rugby debut, in a match for the Bulls against New Zealand team, the Chiefs. The following year he made his test debut for the Springboks against Scotland. He also scored a [http://rugbydump.blogspot.com/2007/04/richard-bands-try-vs-all-blacks-2003.html memorable try] for South Africa against the All Blacks in the 2003 Tri Nations Series. Also during 2003, he played in four matches for the Springboks in the 2003 Rugby World Cup held in Australia. He scored a try in the win over Uruguay in South Africa's opening pool match.

External links

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* [http://www.bluebulls.co.za/profiles.asp?Id=114&cl=yes Profile] on Bluebulls.co.za
* [http://www.sarugby.com/news/Player/pid=259.html Profile] on Sarugby.com
* [http://www.rwc2003.irb.com/EN/Tournament/Teams/South%20Africa/Players/Richard%20Bands RWC profile]
* [http://rugbydump.blogspot.com/2007/04/richard-bands-try-vs-all-blacks-2003.html That famous try against the All Blacks, ] On Rugbydump.com