Richard Russell (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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rugby union player (1879-1960)
Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1879
Place of Birth: Bingham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 30-May-1960
Profession: rugby union player
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Richard Russell (rugby union)
- Richard Forbes Russell (5 April 1879 – 30 May 1960) was a rugby union forward who played 122 times for Leicester Tigers between 1903 and 1913 scoring 28 tries, 26 conversions and 7 penalties for 157 points.
- Russell made his Leicester debut against Devonport Albion on 19 September 1903 and quickly established himself in the side playing 29 times that season.
- Russell was a try scorer as Tigers won the Midlands Counties Cup in 1904 and also played in the 1905 cup winning side, during the 1904/05 season Russell was the club's top scorer with 57 points.
- Russell captained the club in the 1906/7 and 1907/8 seasons before his work as a school teacher took him to Cork.
- Russell played a further, his final, game for Tigers in 1913.Russell made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace.
- It was his only cap for England.
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