Richard Wigglesworth (rugby union)

Richard Wigglesworth
Birth nameRichard Eric Wigglesworth
Date of birth (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthBlackpool, Lancashire, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) [1]
SchoolKirkham Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2010 Sale Sharks 156 (106)
2010–2020 Saracens 250 (155)
2020–2022 Leicester Tigers 43 (20)
2002–2022 Total 449 (281)
Correct as of 17 December 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2018 England 33 (5)
Correct as of 16 October 2019
Coaching career
Years Team
2019 Canada (Assistant)
2021–2022 Leicester Tigers (Assistant)
2022–2023 Leicester Tigers (Interim Head Coach)
2023– England (Assistant)

Richard Eric Peter Wigglesworth (born 9 June 1983) is an English rugby union coach and former professional player. He is the record appearance maker for Premiership Rugby, he played for Sale Sharks, Saracens and Leicester Tigers. He has won Seven Premiership titles, one with Sale, five with Saracens, and one with Leicester as well as three European Rugby Champions Cups with Saracens. Between 2008 and 2018 he won 33 caps for England. In his career he has played over 400 club games.

Born in Blackpool, England, he attended Kirkham Grammar School. Wigglesworth's primary position was scrum-half, and he also operated as a fly-half or as a wing in his early career.

  1. ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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