Richard Wigglesworth represented England as a participant and is now part of the teaching workforce heading into the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The previous scrum-half had a protracted and very profitable taking part in profession, right here’s another belongings you’ll discover attention-grabbing about his rugby journey…

Ten issues you need to learn about Richard Wigglesworth

1. Born on June 9, 1983 in Blackpool and attended Kirkham Grammar College, the identical college as Alex and Pat Sanderson.

2. Made his Sale Sharks senior debut in 2002 as a young person and featured within the 2005-06 Premiership remaining victory over Leicester Tigers.

3. After making greater than 150 appearances for Sale, he headed south to Saracens in 2010 and added 5 extra Premiership winners medals.

4. Made his senior England debut in 2008 towards Italy and earned his thirty third and remaining cap ten years later towards Australia.

5. Wigglesworth is a three-time Heineken Champions Cup winner in 2016, 2017 and 2019.

6. Was a part of Canada’s teaching workforce on the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Former Interim Leicester head coach Wigglesworth (Getty Photographs)

7. Upon leaving Saracens on the finish of the 2019-20 season, he prolonged his profession by becoming a member of Leicester Tigers underneath head coach – and his former Saracens teammate – Steve Borthwick

8. In December 2020, he acquired a ban together with different Barbarians gamers after participant conduct breaches that prompted a pleasant with England at Twickenham to be cancelled.

9. Gained his seventh Premiership title, with a record-breaking third membership, when he began in Tigers’ 2021-22 remaining victory over his former membership Saracens.

10. Scored a attempt on what proved to be his 322nd and remaining Premiership recreation in November 2022 – extending his tally because the Premiership’s all-time report look maker. Two performances in Europe adopted earlier than he introduced his taking part in retirement to take up the interim head coach function at Leicester Tigers till the tip of the 2022-23 season, when he joined England’s teaching workforce.

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