Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei:
I le 1988 Five Nations Championship match i le va o Sikotilani ma Egelani, na faasalaina ai Richards i le tasi le taʻaloga mai le Rugby Football Union ina ua uma se faʻalavelave na tupu ina ua maeʻa le taʻaloga na faʻaleagaina ai le Calcutta Cup. Na manumalo Richards i le kalapu muamua a lana kalapu ina ua manumalo Leicester ia Waterloo e manumalo i le 1987 <unk> 88 Courage League, o le Igilisi muamua aloaia o le liki. Na filifilia Richards faatasi ai ma isi tagata taaalo e toatolu o Leicester mo le malaga a Egelani i Ausetalia ma Fiti. O manua na faatapulaaina ai Richards i le na o le 15 foliga mo Leicester i le 1988-89, e ui lava na mafai ona ia faʻaalia i le 1988-89 Pilkington Cup faʻaiʻu faasaga ia Bath, ae leʻi filifilia mo le 1989 British Lions malaga i Ausetalia. Na taalo Richards i tofotofoga uma e tolu mo le Lions ma o lana taalo malosi na avea ma faavae o le manuia o le Lions.