Mezue ahịrịokwu a:
1988 Five Nations Championship egwuregwu n'etiti Scotland na England Richards natara otu egwuregwu mmachibido iwu site na Rugby Football Union mgbe ihe merenụ egwuregwu nke mebiri Calcutta Cup. Richards meriri ọlaọcha klọb mbụ nke ọrụ ya mgbe Leicester meriri Waterloo iji merie 1987 <unk> 88 Courage League, aha mbụ nke England. A họpụtara Richards na ndị egwuregwu atọ ndị ọzọ nke Leicester maka njem England na Australia na Fiji. Mmerụ ahụ na-egbochi Richards naanị 15 maka Leicester na 1988-89, ọ bụ ezie na ọ nwere ike igosi na njedebe Pilkington Cup nke 1988-89 megide Bath, tupu a họrọ ya maka njem British Lions 1989 gaa Australia. Richards gbara bọọlụ n'ule atọ ahụ maka ndị Lions na egwu ya dị ike bụ ntọala nke ihe ịga nke ọma ndị Lions.