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Pat Richards

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Born
1982 (43 years old)

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Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Position
Winger

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Height
192 cm (6 ft 4 in)

Weight
99 kg (15 st 8 lb)

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Description

Pat Richards (born 27 February 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Ireland international representative winger, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership, and the Wigan Warriors and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, winning the 2010 and 2013 Super League Grand Finals with the former. While in Super League, Richards won the Man of Steel award in 2010 and is the highest overseas points-scorer in the competition's history.

Early life
Born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia to Irish parents. Richards attended St Therese Primary School and Westfields Sports High School. He played junior rugby league for the Cabramatta club. Richards was an accomplished cricketer before deciding to take up Rugby League full time.