Richard Sharp (rugby union)

British Lions & England international rugby union player

Rugby player

Richard Sharp
OBE

Birth name| Richard Adrian William Sharp

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Date of birth|  (1938-09-09) 9 September 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth| Bangalore, British India
School| Blundell's School
University| Balliol College, University of Oxford
Notable relative(s)| Freddie Sharp, (father) Ivan Sharp, (uncle)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Flyhalf

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Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1960–61|  Barbarians|  |  ()
1959–62|  Oxford University|  |  ()
1957–66|  Cornwall|  28|  ()
1957–|  Wasps|  |  ()
–|  Redruth|  |  ()
–|  Bristol|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1962|  British and Irish Lions|  2|  (3)
1960–67|  England|  14|  (26)

Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (born 9 September 1938) is an English retired rugby union player. Born in India during the British Raj, his family moved to Cornwall, England, where he was educated at Montpelier School, Paignton and Blundell's School in the neighbouring county of Devon[1] and at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a former player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC, Bristol FC[2] and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He played for England while at Oxford[3] and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963.[4] He played cricket for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1957 and 1970.[5]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1986 New Year Honours, for services to Sport, particularly in the South West.[6]

Bernard Cornwell named the fictional character Richard Sharpe after him.[7][8]

## References

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1. ^ "Notable Old Blundellians". Blundells.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. ^ "London Wasps Hall of Fame". Wasps.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. ^ Balliol Old members Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ RFU Wall of Fame Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Player profile: Richard Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
6. ^ UK list: "No. 50361". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 11.
7. ^ "The Story of Sharpe". Uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
8. ^ "A word from Bernard Cornwell". Southessex.co.uk. 29 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

## External links

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* Cornwall portal

* Oxford Alumni
* The Book of English International Rugby 1871–1982
* Hammers of the Scots, The Daily Telegraph, 1 February 2007

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Dickie Jeeps

|  English National Rugby Union Captain
1963  | Succeeded by

Mike Weston

Preceded by

Budge Rogers

|  English National Rugby Union Captain
1967  | Succeeded by

Phil Judd

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England national rugby union team captains

To 1900|

* 1871–1873: Frederick Stokes
* 1874: Alfred Hamersley
* 1875: Henry Lawrence
* 1875–1876: Francis Luscombe
* 1877 – Mar 1878: Edward Kewley
* Mar 1878: Murray Marshall
* 1879: Frank Adams
* 1880–1881: Lennard Stokes
* Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon
* Mar 1882: Albert Hornby
* Dec 1882 – 1885: Edward Gurdon
* Jan–Feb 1886: Charles Marriott
* Mar 1886: Edward Gurdon
* 1887: Alan Rotherham
* 1889: Fred Bonsor
* Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart
* Mar 1890: John Hickson
* Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart
* 1891 – Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson
* Feb 1892: Sammy Woods
* Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson
* Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart
* Feb 1893: Sammy Woods
* Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart
* Jan–Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood
* Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor
* 1895: Sammy Woods
* 1896: Ernest Taylor
* Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell
* 1897: Ernest Taylor
* 1898: James Byrne
* 1899: Arthur Rotherham

To the First World War|

* Jan 1900: Richard Cattell
* 1900: John Daniell
* Jan 1901: Jack Taylor
* Feb–Mar 1901: William Bunting
* Jan 1902: Harry Alexander
* Feb–Mar 1902: John Daniell
* Jan–Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred
* Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall
* Jan 1904: Frank Stout
* Feb–Mar 1904: John Daniell
* Jan–Mar 1905: Frank Stout
* Dec 1905 – Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright
* Jan 1907: Basil Hill
* Feb 1907: John Green
* Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts
* Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly
* Jan 1908: John Birkett
* Feb 1908: Curly Hammond
* Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock
* Jan 1909: George Lyon
* Jan–Mar 1909: Robert Dibble
* Jan–Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop
* Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs
* Mar 1910 – Feb 1911: John Birkett
* Mar 1911: Anthony Henniker-Gotley
* Jan–Mar 1912: Robert Dibble
* Apr 1912 – Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse
* 1914: Ronald Poulton

To the Second World War|

* 1920: John Greenwood
* 1921: Dave Davies
* Jan 1922: Bruno Brown
* Feb 1922 – 1923: Dave Davies
* 1924–1926: Wavell Wakefield
* 1927: Leonard Corbett
* 1928 – Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith
* Mar 1929 – Feb 1930: Joe Periton
* Feb 1930 – Jan 1931: Sam Tucker
* Feb 1931: Peter Howard
* Mar 1931 – Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold
* Feb–Mar 1933: Tony Novis
* 1934: Bernard Gadney
* Jan–Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew
* Mar 1935 – Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney
* 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith
* Jan–Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer
* Mar 1938 – Mar 1939: Henry Toft

To the professional era|

* Jan–Feb 1947: Joe Mycock
* Mar–Apr 1947: Jack Heaton
* Jan 1948: Edward Scott
* Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp
* Feb–Mar 1948: Edward Scott
* Mar 1948: Bob Weighill
* Jan–Feb 1949: Nim Hall
* Feb 1949 – Mar 1950: Ivor Preece
* Jan 1951: Vic Roberts
* Feb–Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter
* Jan 1952 – Mar 1953: Nim Hall
* 1954: Bob Stirling
* Jan–Feb 1955: Nim Hall
* Feb–Mar 1955: Peter Young
* Jan 1956 – Mar 1958: Eric Evans
* 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield
* 1960–1962: Dickie Jeeps
* Jan–Mar 1963: Richard Sharp
* May–Jun 1963: Mike Weston
* Jan–Feb 1964: John Willcox
* Feb–Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs
* 1965: David Perry
* 1966: Budge Rogers
* Jan 1967: Richard Sharp
* Feb–Nov 1967: Philip Judd
* Jan–Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean
* Feb–Mar 1968: Mike Weston
* Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood
* Feb–Apr 1969: Budge Rogers
* Dec 1969 – Mar 1970: Bob Hiller
* Apr 1970: Bob Taylor
* Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall
* Feb 1971: John Spencer
* Feb 1971: Bob Hiller
* Mar–Apr 1971: John Spencer
* Jan–Feb 1972: Bob Hiller
* Feb–Mar 1972: Peter Dixon
* Jun 1972 – Mar 1974: John Pullin
* Jan–Feb 1975: Fran Cotton
* Mar–May 1975: Tony Neary
* May 1975: John Pullin
* Jan–Mar 1976: Tony Neary
* 1977: Roger Uttley
* 1978: Bill Beaumont
* Feb 1979: Roger Uttley
* Feb 1979 – Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont
* Feb 1982 – Feb 1983: Steve Smith
* Mar 1983: John Scott
* Nov 1983 – Mar 1984: Peter Wheeler
* Jun 1984: John Scott
* Nov 1984: Nigel Melville
* 1985: Paul Dodge
* 1986: Nigel Melville
* Feb–Mar 1987: Richard Hill
* Apr 1987 – Feb 1988: Mike Harrison
* Mar 1988: Nigel Melville
* Apr–Jun 1988: John Orwin
* Jun 1988: Richard Harding
* Nov 1988 – Mar 1989: Will Carling
* May 1989: Rob Andrew
* Nov 1989 – May 1995: Will Carling
* May 1995: Rob Andrew
* Jun 1995: Will Carling

To the present day|

* Nov 1995 – Mar 1996: Will Carling
* Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville
* Dec 1996: Jason Leonard
* Feb–Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville
* Nov 1997 – Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Jun 1998: Tony Diprose
* Jun–Jul 1998: Matt Dawson
* Nov 1998: Martin Johnson
* Nov 1998 – Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Jun–Oct 1999: Martin Johnson
* Feb–Apr 2000: Matt Dawson
* Jun 2000 – Apr 2001: Martin Johnson
* Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken
* Oct 2001: Matt Dawson
* Nov 2001: Neil Back
* Nov 2001 – Mar 2002: Martin Johnson
* Mar–Apr 2002: Neil Back
* Jun 2002: Phil Vickery
* Nov 2002 – Feb 2003: Martin Johnson
* Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson
* Mar–Jun 2003: Martin Johnson
* Aug 2003: Jason Leonard
* Aug 2003: Dorian West
* Sep–Oct 2003: Martin Johnson
* Nov 2003: Phil Vickery
* Nov 2003: Martin Johnson
* Feb–Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Nov 2004 – Feb 2005: Jason Robinson
* Mar 2005 – Mar 2006: Martin Corry
* Jun 2006: Pat Sanderson
* Nov 2006: Martin Corry
* Feb 2007: Phil Vickery
* Mar 2007: Mike Catt
* May 2007: Jason Robinson
* Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson
* Aug 2007: Phil Vickery
* Aug 2007: Mike Catt
* Aug–Sep 2007: Phil Vickery
* Sep 2007: Martin Corry
* Oct 2007 – Feb 2008: Phil Vickery
* Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick
* Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery
* Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick
* Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
* Nov 2010: Nick Easter
* Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
* Feb 2011: Mike Tindall
* Aug 2011: Lewis Moody
* Aug–Sep 2011: Mike Tindall
* Sep–Oct 2011: Lewis Moody
* Feb–Jun 2012: Chris Robshaw
* Jun 2012: Dylan Hartley
* Nov 2012 – Mar 2013: Chris Robshaw
* Jun 2013: Tom Wood
* Nov 2013 – Oct 2015: Chris Robshaw
* Feb 2016 – Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
* Mar 2018: Owen Farrell
* Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
* Jun–Nov 2018: Owen Farrell
* Nov 2018: George Ford
* Nov 2018 – Mar 2019: Owen Farrell
* Aug 2019: George Ford
* Aug–Sep 2019: Owen Farrell
* Sep 2019: George Ford
* Oct 2019 – Mar 2021: Owen Farrell
* Jul 2021: Lewis Ludlow
* Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
* Nov 2021: Owen Farrell
* Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
* Feb 2022: Tom Curry
* Feb–Jul 2022: Courtney Lawes
* Nov 2022 – Feb 2023: Owen Farrell
* Mar 2023: Ellis Genge
* Mar 2023: Owen Farrell
* Aug 2023: Ellis Genge
* Aug 2023: Owen Farrell
* Aug–Sep 2023: Courtney Lawes
* Sep–Oct 2023: Owen Farrell
* Feb 2024: Jamie George

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British Lions – 1962 South Africa tour

Forwards|

* Campbell-Lamerton
* Davidge
* Douglas
* Godwin
* Hodgson
* K. Jones
* McBride
* Meredith
* Millar
* Morgan
* Mulcahy
* Nash
* Pask
* Rogers
* Rollo
* Rowlands
* Wright

Backs|

* Bebb
* Brophy
* Brown
* Dee
* Cowan
* Hewitt
* Hunter
* Jeeps
* D. K. Jones
* Kiernan
* A. O'Connor
* Sharp
* Smith (c)
* Waddell
* Weston
* Willcox

Coach|

H. R. McKibbon

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