Richard Sharp (rugby union)

Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (born 9 September 1938) is an English retired rugby union player. Born in India during the British Raj, his family moved to Cornwall, England, where he was educated at Montpelier School, Paignton and Blundell's School in the neighbouring county of Devon^[1] and at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a former player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC, Bristol FC^[2] and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He played for England while at Oxford^[3] and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963.^[4] He played cricket for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1957 and 1970.^[5]

Richard Sharp
OBE

Birth name	Richard Adrian William Sharp
Date of birth	(1938-09-09) 9 September 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
School	Blundell's School
University	Balliol College, University of Oxford
Notable relative(s)	Freddie Sharp, (father) Ivan Sharp, (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1960–61 Barbarians () 1959–62 Oxford University () 1957–66 Cornwall 28 () 1957– Wasps () – Redruth () – Bristol () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1962 British and Irish Lions 2 (3) 1960–67 England 14 (26)

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1986 New Year Honours, for services to Sport, particularly in the South West.^[6]

Bernard Cornwell named the fictional character Richard Sharpe after him.^[7][8]