Richard Sharp (rugby union)

Richard Sharp
OBE
Birth name	Richard Adrian William Sharp
Date of birth	9 September 1938 (age 85)
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
School	Blundell's School
University	Balliol College, University of Oxford
Notable relative(s)	Freddie Sharp, (father) Ivan Sharp, (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flyhalf
Senior career
Years	Team
1960–61; 1959–62; 1957–66; 1957–	Barbarians; Oxford University; Cornwall; Wasps; Redruth; Bristol
International career
Years	Team
1962; 1960–67	British and Irish Lions; England

Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (born 9 September 1938) is a retired English rugby union player. Born in India during the British Raj, his family moved to Cornwall, England, where he was educated at Montpelier School, Paignton and Blundell's School in the neighbouring county of Devon^[1] and at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a former player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC, Bristol FC^[2] and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He played for England while at Oxford^[3] and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963.^[4] He played cricket for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1957 and 1970.^[5]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1986 New Year Honours, for services to Sport, particularly in the South West.^[6]

Bernard Cornwell named the fictional character Richard Sharpe after him.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Notable Old Blundellians". Blundells.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "London Wasps Hall of Fame". Wasps.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ Balliol Old members Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ RFU Wall of Fame Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Player profile: Richard Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
^ UK list: "No. 50361". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 11.
^ "The Story of Sharpe". Uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "A word from Bernard Cornwell". Southessex.co.uk. 29 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dickie Jeeps	English National Rugby Union Captain 1963	Succeeded by Mike Weston
Preceded by Budge Rogers	English National Rugby Union Captain 1967	Succeeded by Phil Judd