| Date of birth | 15 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kearsney College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dylan Thor Richardson (born 15 January 1999) is a South African-Scottish international rugby union player. He plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship. He is a utility forward that can play as a loose forward or a hooker.
Richardson made his Super Rugby debut for the Sharks in their match against the Lions in May 2019, coming on as a replacement hooker.[1]
Richardson represented South Africa Schools in 2017, making two appearances in the 2017 Under-19 International Series.[2] He was also included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
In October 2021 Richardson was named as part of the Scotland training squad for the Autumn nations series, for which he was eligible because his father was born in Scotland.[4] He was subsequently selected for the 42 player full squad for the series.[5] On 18 November 2021 he was named as a replacement for Scotland in their match versus Japan on 20 November 2021.[6] He came on as a second-half substitute to win his first cap in that match which Scotland won.[7]