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Bill Richards

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Richards
Born
Tuesday, 4th August, 1896
Died
Sunday, 14th July, 1968 (Aged 71 years and 344 days)
Place Of Birth
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1920
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1923
QRL
1916, 1920, 1920, 1922

Additional Notes

Travelled to Sydney in June 1922 for the Australasia II game v Kangaroos and decided to stay and signed with Newtown.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - 1 3 2 - 60.00% List
The Ashes 1 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - 1 2 2 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 7 - 7 2-2 1 - - 8 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 18 - 18 4-4 - - - 12 - - 2 14 4 - 77.78% List
Test Series 1 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - 1 2 2 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series - 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 16 - 16 1-1 - - - 3 - - 1 13 3 - 81.25% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
City Cup - 9 - 9 1-1 - - - 3 - - 1 8 1 - 88.89% List
QRL 4 26 - 26 17-17 9 - - 69 - - - 19 6 1 73.08% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  71 - 71 24-24 10 - - 92 - - 3 50 20 1 70.42% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1920-22   5 - 5 --- - - - - - - 1 3 2 - 60.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
QLD Firsts 1919-22   12 - 12 2-2 1 - - 8 - - - 4 8 - 33.33% List
Combined NZ/QLD 1921   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Australasia II 1922   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
WestsWests 19161916 QRL   8 - 8--- 2 - - 4 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
WestsWests 19171917 QRL   2 - 22-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
WestsWests 19191919 QRL   7 - 74-4 1 - - 14 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
WestsWests 19201920 QRL First Round   3 - 34-4 5 - - 22 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
WestsWests 19201920 QRL Second Round   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
WestsWests 19211921 QRL   2 - 22-2 1 - - 8 - - - - 1 1 0.00% List
WestsWests 19221922 BRL   3 - 35-5 - - - 15 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19221922 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19231923 NSWRFL   14 - 141-1 - - - 3 - - - 12 2 - 85.71% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Wests 1916-17, 1919-22   26 - 26 17-17 9 - - 69 - - - 19 6 1 73.08% List
Newtown 1922   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 50.00% List
Eastern Suburbs 1923   14 - 14 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 12 2 - 85.71% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, RedcapsBRL.org, Paul Carter

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports, Redcap's BRL