Buuxi weedha soo socota:
Ciyaartii 1988 ee Shanta Qaran ee u dhaxeysay Scotland iyo England Richards ayaa laga mamnuucay hal ciyaar oo ka socota Rugby Football Union kadib dhacdo dhacday kadib ciyaartii oo waxyeeleysay Koobkii Calcutta. Richards wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarintii ugu horreysay ee xirfadiisa markii Leicester ay ka adkaatay Waterloo si ay ugu guuleysato 1987 <unk> 88 Courage League, horyaalkii ugu horreeyay ee rasmiga ahaa ee England. Richards waxaa lagu soo xulay saddex ciyaartoy oo kale oo ka tirsan Leicester safarka England ee Australia iyo Fiji. Dhaawacyadu waxay ku koobnaayeen Richards kaliya 15 kulan oo uu u saftay Leicester 1988-89, inkasta oo uu awood u yeeshay inuu ka soo muuqdo guuldaradii ugu dambeysay ee 1988-89 Pilkington Cup ee ka dhanka ahayd Bath, ka hor inta aan loo dooran safarkii 1989 British Lions ee Australia. Richards wuxuu u ciyaaray Lions seddexda tijaabo ee ciyaarta ciyaarta xooggiisu wuxuu ahaa aasaaska guusha Lions.