Richard Ian Cramb (born 7 September 1963) is a former

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international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Harlequins. He moved to London Scottish. He then played for

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. He later coached at Newcastle, where he was the key mentor for

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Provincial career

He played for

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District in the

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International career

He played for Scotland 'B' twice; in 1985-1986, against Italy 'B' and France 'B'.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19851209&printsec=frontpage&hl=en He made his full senior international debut in the group stages of the

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against Romania. He made four appearances in total for the

. He went on the

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, although full caps were not awarded. His last appearance against Australia at Murrayfield in 1988.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cramb, Richard 1963 births Living people Harlequin F.C. players London Scottish F.C. players Rugby union players from Falkirk Scotland 'B' international rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves 1987 Rugby World Cup players