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About Richard Russell
Richard Forbes Russell was a rugby union forward who played 122 times for Leicester Tigers between 1903 and 1913 scoring 28 tries, 26 conversions and 7 penalties for 157 points. Russell made his Leicester debut against Devonport Albion on 19 September 1903 and quickly established himself in the side playing 29 times that season. Russell was a try scorer as Tigers won the Midlands Counties Cup in 1904 and also played in the 1905 cup winning side, during the 1904/05 season Russell was the club's top scorer with 57 points. Russell captained the club in the 1906/7 and 1907/8 seasons before his work as a school teacher took him to Cork. Russell played a further, his final, game for Tigers in 1913.
Everything about Richard Russell →- Occupation
- rugby union player
- Born
- April 5, 1879
- Died
- May 30, 1960