The Wallabies hold the Tom Richards Cup after winning against the Lions in their last clash in 2001!

NAME: Thomas Richards

NICKNAME: Tom, Rusty

SPORT: Rugby Union

BORN: 29 April 1882 in Northern NSW

Fast facts:

• Tom started playing rugby when he was a kid, after a NSW Rugby Team visited his home town.
• Tom played for the awesome Wallabies! He’s also played for the British Lions and a South African team.
• On tour with the Wallabies in 1908, he scored the first try against Wales. After that, he helped the Wallabies win gold at the 1908 Summer London Olympics!
• Tom was the only player to ever play for both Australia and Britain.
• He has a trophy named after him – the Tom Richards Trophy. Whenever Australia and the British Lions play each other, the winner gets the trophy!

England won the Tom Richards Trophy in 2013!