Richard Breakey

Richard Breakey
BornRichard William Breakey
(1956-11-14) 14 November 1956
Consett, England
UniversityDurham University
Rugby union career
Position Fly Half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gosforth
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Anglo-Scots
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976-78 Scotland 'B' 2
1978 Scotland 1 (0)

Richard Breakey (born 14 November 1956) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations tournament.

Early life and education

Breakey was educated at Fettes College and Durham University (Hatfield College).[1] His older brother Nigel was an anaesthetist who played rugby for Scotland Schoolboys and Cambridge University.[2]

Rugby union career

International career

He was capped twice by Scotland 'B', from 1976 to 1978.

Breakey made his first full senior cap and only test appearance for Scotland as a Fly-half in the 1978 Five Nations match against England, held at Murrayfield, which would result in a 0–15 defeat for the Scots.[3][4] He replaced the injured Ian McGeechan.[5]

Breakey was later an unused replacement for Scotland in the final match of the 1981 Five Nations Championship against Ireland.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting Greats". Hatfield College History. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Ian. "Dr John Nigel Francis Breakey (1955-2010)". ANZCA. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Gallagher, Brendan (7 March 2002). "A cheer for one-cap wonders". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Richard William Breakey". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (13 October 1996). "Newcastle's cast-offs a world apart". The Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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