| Birth name | Richard Forbes Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 May 1960 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lezayre, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Forbes Russell (5 April 1879 – 30 May 1960) was a rugby union forward who played 122 times for Leicester Tigers between 1903 and 1913 scoring 28 tries, 26 conversions and 7 penalties for 157 points. Russell made his Leicester debut against Devonport Albion on 19 September 1903 and quickly established himself in the side playing 29 times that season. Russell was a try scorer as Tigers won the Midlands Counties Cup in 1904 and also played in the 1905 cup winning side, during the 1904/05 season Russell was the club's top scorer with 57 points. Russell captained the club in the 1906/7 and 1907/8 seasons before his work as a school teacher took him to Cork. Russell played a further, his final, game for Tigers in 1913.[1]
Russell made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace.[2] It was his only cap for England.[3]
Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)