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Date Of Birth: 2.7.1975
Birth Place: Tamworth (NSW)
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Position: HOOKER
First Grade Debut: 1997 - Hunter Mariners, against Canterbury in 1st
round of super league
NRL games prior to 2003: 145
Tests: 17 New Zealand (1999 – 2002)
Shoe Size: 12
Shirt Size: L
Nickname: ...'Swa'
Age started playing: 14 in Tamworth
One of the best-credentialed players to join the Broncos since their inaugural year. A tackling machine, Richard is hoping to complete both his Masters of Business and Masters of Football while at the Broncos.
Did you have any famous schoolmates? None of which i am aware
What was your worst subject? Home science, and my cooking has not improved
Previous footy clubs? Newcastle Knights (94-96), Hunter Mariners (97) and Melbourne Storm (98-02)
First Positions: wing and second row
First Rep Team: Under 15's New South Wales Schoolboys
Best Memory: Winning the 1999 NRL Grand Final with the storm
Worst Memory: Every year since
What convinced you to join the Broncos: A great team, a great coach, and a great city
Who were your boyhood heroes: Mal Meninga and Bob Linder. I was and still am a Queensland State of Origin supporter.
What do you do away from football: Gardening, horse riding and counting my money
If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be: My son Tom, so I could just eat, sleep and get my bum wiped by somebody else
When you previously played against the Broncos, around which player did the Storm game revolve: Last year we played so ordinary that we had to look at everyone, even the water boy
Favourite TV show: 'Race Around the World' and 'CSI'
