Richard Eyres

Richie Eyres
Personal information
Full nameRichard Eyres
Born (1964-12-07) 7 December 1964 (age 59)
St Helens, England
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–93 Widnes 294 60 1 2 244
1993–96 Leeds 64+2 17 0 0 68
1997(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 2+3 0 0 0 0
1997 Warrington Wolves 3+5 0 0 0 0
1998 Rochdale Hornets 18+1 2 0 0 8
1999 Widnes Vikings 2 0 0 0 0
Total 394 79 1 2 320
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 Lancashire 3 0 0 0 0
1992 England 1 0 0 0 0
1993–98 Great Britain 9 2 0 0 8
1995–99 Wales 8 2 0 0 8
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–97 Neath RFC
Coventry R.F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Richard 'Richie' Eyres (born 7 December 1964) is an English-born former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played international rugby league for Great Britain, England and Wales, and at club level for Blackbrook ARLFC, St Helens, Widnes St. Maries ARLFC, Widnes (two spells), Leeds, Warrington Wolves, Sheffield Eagles and Rochdale Hornets, as a second-row, or loose forward, and club level rugby union for Neath and Coventry.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbooks
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Richie Eyres". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.