Richard James Lawson (born 20 October 1986) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer, currently playing with Western Province Premier League side Hamiltons. His regular playing position is either full-back or

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. He represented and in the domestic

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

and

Vodacom Cup The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...

competitions. After being released by Griquas at the end of 2013, Lawson played for club side Hamiltons, also representing them at the 2014 SARU Community Cup. He then returned to provincial rugby when he joined

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-based side for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament.

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Living people 1986 births South African rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Griquas (rugby union) players South African people of British descent Rugby union players from Johannesburg Western Province (rugby union) players Hamilton RFC, Sea Point players Alumni of Wynberg Boys' High School {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub