Birth name | Richard Marks Garrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 February 1908 (aged 42–43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Penarth, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | coal tipper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Garrett (1865 – 17 February 1908) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Penarth and international rugby for Wales. Garrett was a collier by trade and in 1908 was killed when he was crushed by a coal truck.[2]