- Alf Richards
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other = yesAlf Richards (
14 December 1867 - 1904) was aSouth Africa nrugby union footballer. He was capped three times for South Africa, including captaining them once.Richards was born in
Grahamstown ,South Africa . He made his international debut for South Africa in 1891, the year that the British Isles rugby team came to South Africa for the very first time. He made his debut on July 30 inPort Elizabeth . South Africa were outscored three tries to nil, and Great Britain won the match 4 points to nil. He was capped again on August 29 in Kimberley, which Great Britain also won, 3 to nil.On September 5, he was chosen as the captain to lead South Africa out against Great Britain once again, in
Cape Town at Newlands. The tourists also won the match, four points to nil. Richards did not play for South Africa again after the tour. Richards did however referee one match in 1896, when Britain returned, at Newlands, which South Africa won five points to nil. He died inSalisbury ,Rhodesia in 1904.ee also
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List of footballers (rugby union) by country External links
* [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/PlayerData.aspx?PlayerID=506 Alf Richards] on the Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
* [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/RefereeData.aspx?RefereeID=13 Referee data]Internal links
South African rugby union captains
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