Cliff Richards (rugby union)
| Born | William Clifford Richards 28 March 1901 Hafodyrynys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 13 February 1964 (aged 62) Crumlin, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Collier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Clifford Richards (28 March 1901 – 13 February 1964) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Pontypool and Swansea and represented Wales at international level. Richards was a coal miner by trade, and worked in the pits all his adult life. In 1964, while working at the Navigation Colliery in Crumlin, he was killed in an underground accident.