Richard Gay (born 9 March 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hull FC, the St. George Dragons and the

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( Heritage No. 728), as a , or , i.e. number 1, or, 2 or 5.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd.

Background

Richard Gay was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he has worked as a Physical education teacher, he has worked as a

supply teacher A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as "sub") is the most co ...

, he has worked at Sydney Smith School (closed since 31 August 2014), First Lane, Anlaby, Kingston upon Hull. and as of 2014 he runs his own business named Waterworld that provides swimming lessons to children that is run from a purpose-built pool at his house.

Playing career

International honours

Richard Gay won caps for England while at Hull in 1995 against Wales, and France.

Premiership Final appearances

Richard Gay played and scored a try in Hull FC's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at

Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...

, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.

Club career

Richard Gay was transferred from Hull F.C. to the

on 25 March 1996.

References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Stats → Past Players → G at hullfc.com
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