{{short description|Wales international rugby union & league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |first = RU |name = Ken Richards |fullname = Kenneth Henry Llewellyn Richards |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 29 January 1934 |birth_place = Bridgend, Wales |death_date = 8 January 1972 (aged 37) |death_place = Bridgend, Wales |height(ft) = |height(inch) = |weight = |ru_position = Fly-half |position = |ru_club1 = Bedwas RFC |ru_year1start = ≤1960 |ru_year1end = ≤60 |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |ru_club2 = Cardiff RFC |ru_year2start = ≤1960 |ru_year2end = ≤60 |ru_appearances2 = |ru_tries2 = |ru_goals2 = |ru_fieldgoals2 = |ru_points2 = |ru_club3 = Bridgend RFC |ru_year3start = ≤1960 |ru_year3end = 61 |ru_appearances3 = |ru_tries3 = |ru_goals3 = |ru_fieldgoals3 = |ru_points3 = |club1 = Salford |year1start = 1961 |year1end = 64 |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |ru_teamA = Wales |ru_yearAstart = 1960 |ru_yearAend = 61 |ru_appearancesA = 5 |ru_triesA = 1 |ru_goalsA = 0 |ru_fieldgoalsA = 2 |ru_pointsA = 9 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 27 May 2012 |source = <ref name="Statistics at espn.co.uk (RU)">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/6552.html|title=Statistics at espn.co.uk|publisher=espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> }}
'''Kenneth "Ken" Henry Llewellyn Richards''' (29 January 1934 – 8 January 1972) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Bedwas RFC, Cardiff RFC and Bridgend RFC, as a fly-half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Salford.<ref>{{cite book| last = Gate| first = Robert| title = Gone North: Welshmen in Rugby League| year = 1986| publisher = R. Gate| isbn = 978-0-9511190-0-6}}</ref> Noted for his drop-goals, Ken Richards would often take penalties and conversions using the drop goal method rather than placing the ball, during September 1961 he scored a drop goal penalty against Doncaster from 55 yards (50 metres).<ref name="The Willows: Salford Reds' field of dreams">{{cite web|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/sport/rugby_league/s/1407762_the_willows_salford_reds_field_of_dreams|title=The Willows: Salford Reds' field of dreams|publisher=menmedia.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112190335/http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/sport/rugby_league/s/1407762_the_willows_salford_reds_field_of_dreams|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Background== Ken Richards born in Bridgend, Wales, he was a pupil at Bridgend Grammar School, and he died in Bridgend, Wales.
==International honours== Ken Richards won caps for Wales (RU) while at Bridgend RFC in 1960 against South Africa, and in 1961 against England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.<ref name="Statistics at espn.co.uk (RU)"/>
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==External links== * [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Richards Search for "Richards" at rugbyleagueproject.org] * [https://www.wru.wales/player/?PlayGuid=KR561403 Statistics at wru.wales (RU)] * [http://www.bedwasrfc.co.uk/player?authtoken=M0M4RTQ0RTktRDVGQi00OTdBLUE2NjgtNTc0ODcxRjM4NDNG&teamid=MTAzOTI2&id=101064&tab=competition-summary Statistics at bedwasrfc.co.uk] * [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Kenneth%20Richards%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Kenneth Richards" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk] * [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Ken%20Richards%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Ken Richards" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk] * [https://www.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/gallery/the-greatest-ever-bridgend-xv-9163638 The greatest ever Bridgend XV] * [http://www.rugbyrelics.com/images/999/7b/38-1961-watmveen.jpg Image "Wales 1961 - Wales 6 England 3 - Cardiff Arms Park - 21st January 1961" at rugbyrelics.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Kenneth}} Category:1934 births Category:1972 deaths Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen Category:Bedwas RFC players Category:Bridgend RFC players Category:Cardiff RFC players Category:Footballers who switched code Category:People educated at Ysgol Brynteg Category:Rugby league players from Bridgend Category:Rugby union fly-halves Category:Rugby union players from Bridgend Category:Salford RLFC players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Welsh rugby league players Category:Welsh rugby union players