Maurice Richards
| Full name | Maurice Charles Rees Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 February 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ystrad, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tonypandy School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Back | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1969–1983 | Salford | 498 | 956 |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1969–1975 1974 |
Wales Great Britain |
3 2 |
(0) (0) |
| Position(s) | wing | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ?–1969 | Cardiff RFC | () | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1968–1969 1969 |
Wales British Lions |
9 3 |
(21) (0) |
Maurice Charles Rees Richards (born 2 February 1945) is a former dual code rugby international for Wales. A winger, he was part of the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa
Richards played rugby union at club level for Cardiff and the Wales national rugby union team before switching to rugby league in 1969 with Salford.
Maurice Richards won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1969…1975 3-caps (World Cup in 1975 1-cap), and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Salford in 1974 against Australia, and New Zealand
Maurice Richards played left wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Salford's 25-11 victory over Swinton in the 1972 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1972, played left wing in the 2-6 defeat by Widnes in the 1974 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1974–753 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974, and played left wing, and scored a try in the 7-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.
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