Richard Breakey

Richard Breakey

Birth name	Richard William Breakey
Date of birth	(1956-11-14) 14 November 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Consett, England
University	Durham University
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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.

Personal

Breakey was educated at Fettes College and Durham University (Hatfield College).[1][2] His older brother Nigel (1955–2010) was an anaesthetist who played rugby for Scotland Schoolboys and Cambridge University.[3]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for Gosforth.

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots district side.[4]

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.[5][6] He replaced the injured Ian McGeechan.[7]

Breakey was later an unused replacement for Scotland in the final match of the 1981 Five Nations Championship against Ireland.[8]

References

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

External links

• Richard Breakey at ESPNscrum