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Richard Birkett 2012/2013

Richard Birkett

Born in Roehampton, Richard Birkett started playing rugby at Millfield School and began his professional career at Wasps in 1999 having come through the Club's youth systems.

A London Wasps stalwart at this point, Birkett made his 250th appearance for Wasps last season, which was also his testimonial season, joining a rare group of players at the Club to do so.

He played an integral part in the team that won the Premiership finals in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008 and he also featured in the victorious Heineken Cup final in 2004.

Birkett's representative honours include England A.

Follow Richard on Twitter @richbirkett

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Richard Birkett's Detailed Stats
Full Statistics for Richard Birkett. Click on the opposing sides for match reports and more.
Weight: 110kgs / 17st 5lbs
Height: 198cm / 6ft 6ins
01/10/1979
Place of Birth:
Left Club: 02/11/2012
Match Date Opponent Position Result Scores Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts
Season: 1999/2000
10/10/1999 London Irish Rep W 43 - 20 - - - - 0
27/02/2000 Manchester Rep W 62 - 3 - - - - 0
26/03/2000 Bedford Blues FL W 62 - 8 - - - - 0
17/05/2000 London Irish Rep L 24 - 45 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 4 Reps: 3 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 4 Reps: 3 0 0 0 0 0
Season: 2000/2001
19/08/2000 Leicester Tigers Rep L 22 - 24 - - - - 0
27/08/2000 Bath Rugby FL L 12 - 36 - - - - 0
03/09/2000 Bristol Rugby FL W 23 - 17 - - - - 0
15/10/2000 L'Aquila Rugby 1936 Rep W 39 - 10 - - - - 0
29/10/2000 Stade Francais Paris Rep L 28 - 31 - - - - 0
18/11/2000 Leicester Tigers FL L 13 - 28 - - - - 0
26/11/2000 Sale Sharks FL W 33 - 24 - - - - 0
02/12/2000 Rotherham Titans FL W 30 - 15 - - - - 0
16/12/2000 London Irish Rep L 13 - 14 - - - - 0
14/01/2001 Swansea FL W 28 - 16 - - - - 0
21/01/2001 L'Aquila Rugby 1936 FL W 42 - 5 - - - - 0
10/02/2001 Gloucester Rugby Rep W 28 - 3 - - - - 0
11/03/2001 Bristol Rugby SR W 24 - 12 - - - - 0
17/03/2001 Bath Rugby SR L 13 - 16 - - - - 0
28/03/2001 Newcastle Falcons SR W 44 - 7 - - - - 0
01/04/2001 Rotherham Titans SR W 58 - 3 - - - - 0
10/04/2001 Harlequins SR W 38 - 19 - - - - 0
14/04/2001 Sale Sharks SR W 59 - 29 - - - - 0
29/04/2001 Gloucester Rugby SR W 18 - 6 - - - - 0
06/05/2001 Bath Rugby SR L 31 - 36 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 20 Reps: 5 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 24 Reps: 8 0 0 0 0 0
Season: 2001/2002
02/09/2001 Saracens FL W 12 - 8 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 1 Reps: 0 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 25 Reps: 8 0 0 0 0 0
Season: 2002/2003
01/09/2002 Newcastle Falcons SR L 17 - 24 - - - - 0
08/09/2002 Bristol Rugby SR W 38 - 35 - - - - 0
14/09/2002 Bath Rugby Rep D 27 - 27 - - - - 0
22/09/2002 Saracens SR W 51 - 23 - - - - 0
29/09/2002 London Irish SR W 31 - 21 - - - - 0
05/10/2002 Northampton Saints SR L 20 - 34 - - - - 0
12/10/2002 Parma Rugby 1931 SR W 40 - 24 - - - - 0
20/10/2002 Parma Rugby 1931 SR W 42 - 0 - - - - 0
26/10/2002 Gloucester Rugby SR W 23 - 16 - - - - 0
02/11/2002 Leicester Tigers Rep L 6 - 9 - - - - 0
10/11/2002 Leeds Carnegie SR D 27 - 27 - - - - 0
17/11/2002 Harlequins SR L 14 - 27 - - - - 0
24/11/2002 Sale Sharks SR L 25 - 32 - - - - 0
01/12/2002 Leeds Carnegie SR W 18 - 15 - - - - 0
08/12/2002 Union Bordeaux-Begles SR W 43 - 6 - - - - 0
14/12/2002 Union Bordeaux-Begles SR W 29 - 23 - - - - 0
21/12/2002 Bath Rugby SR L 17 - 20 - - - - 0
27/12/2002 Leicester Tigers SR W 26 - 13 - - - - 0
04/01/2003 Gloucester Rugby SR L 17 - 24 - - - - 0
12/01/2003 Stade Francais Paris SR W 35 - 22 - - - - 0
18/01/2003 Stade Francais Paris SR W 27 - 12 - - - - 0
02/02/2003 Northampton Saints SR W 16 - 9 - - - - 0
09/02/2003 London Irish SR W 35 - 11 - - - - 0
01/03/2003 Newcastle Falcons SR W 13 - 12 - - - - 0
16/03/2003 Saracens SR W 42 - 31 - - - - 0
06/04/2003 Bath Rugby SR W 36 - 17 - - - - 0
12/04/2003 Pontypridd SR W 34 - 19 - - - - 0
20/04/2003 Bristol Rugby SR W 34 - 19 - - - - 0
25/04/2003 Pontypridd SR W 27 - 17 - - - - 0
03/05/2003 Sale Sharks SR W 16 - 9 - - - - 0
10/05/2003 Harlequins SR L 21 - 25 - - - - 0
17/05/2003 Northampton Saints SR W 19 - 10 - - - - 0
25/05/2003 Bath Rugby SR W 48 - 30 - - - - 0
31/05/2003 Gloucester Rugby SR W 39 - 3 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 34 Reps: 2 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 59 Reps: 10 0 0 0 0 0
Season: 2003/2004
24/08/2003 Stade Francais Paris SR W 27 - 26 - - - - 0
13/09/2003 Harlequins SR L 27 - 33 - - - - 0
21/09/2003 Leeds Carnegie SR W 33 - 10 - - - - 0
05/10/2003 Bath Rugby SR L 19 - 20 - - - - 0
10/10/2003 Sale Sharks SR W 37 - 33 - - - - 0
19/10/2003 London Irish SR W 22 - 15 - - - - 0
26/10/2003 Saracens SR W 42 - 3 - - - - 0
02/11/2003 Newcastle Falcons SR W 30 - 26 - - - - 0
08/11/2003 Leicester Tigers SR L 22 - 32 - - - - 0
21/11/2003 Gloucester Rugby SR W 20 - 12 - - - - 0
29/11/2003 Newcastle Falcons SR W 23 - 20 - - - - 0
07/12/2003 USA Perpignan SR W 28 - 7 - - - - 0
21/12/2003 Saracens SR W 41 - 0 - - - - 0
27/12/2003 London Irish SR W 34 - 19 1 - - - 5
22/02/2004 Harlequins SR W 22 - 21 - - - - 0
29/02/2004 Birmingham & Solihull SR L 24 - 28 - - - - 0
28/03/2004 Rotherham Titans SR W 39 - 11 - - - - 0
04/04/2004 Northampton Saints SR W 31 - 5 - - - - 0
11/04/2004 Gloucester Rugby SR W 34 - 3 - - - - 0
18/04/2004 Leeds Carnegie SR W 11 - 7 - - - - 0
25/04/2004 Munster SR W 37 - 32 - - - - 0
01/05/2004 Gloucester Rugby SR L 25 - 28 - - - - 0
08/05/2004 Leicester Tigers SR L 17 - 48 - - - - 0
16/05/2004 Northampton Saints SR W 57 - 20 - - - - 0
23/05/2004 Stade Toulousain SR W 27 - 20 - - - - 0
29/05/2004 Bath Rugby SR W 10 - 6 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 26 Reps: 0 1 0 0 0 5
To date: Appearances: 85 Reps: 10 1 0 0 0 5
Season: 2004/2005
27/08/2004 Scarlets SR W 20 - 17 - - - - 0
04/09/2004 Saracens SR L 11 - 13 - - - - 0
11/09/2004 Sale Sharks SR L 30 - 33 - - - - 0
19/09/2004 Leeds Carnegie SR W 13 - 9 - - - - 0
26/09/2004 London Irish SR W 35 - 26 - - - - 0
02/10/2004 Northampton Saints SR W 10 - 9 - - - - 0
10/10/2004 Newcastle Falcons SR W 43 - 29 1 - - - 5
16/10/2004 Bath Rugby SR W 19 - 16 - - - - 0
24/10/2004 Biarritz Olympique PB SR W 25 - 12 - - - - 0
05/11/2004 Harlequins SR W 19 - 16 - - - - 0
12/11/2004 Gloucester Rugby SR W 27 - 17 - - - - 0
21/11/2004 Leicester Tigers SR D 17 - 17 - - - - 0
05/12/2004 Leicester Tigers SR L 31 - 37 - - - - 0
12/12/2004 Leicester Tigers SR L 27 - 35 - - - - 0
19/12/2004 Bristol Rugby Rep W 43 - 33 - - - - 0
27/12/2004 Gloucester Rugby SR W 33 - 20 - - - - 0
02/01/2005 Harlequins SR W 27 - 15 - - - - 0
09/01/2005 Rugby Calvisano SR W 45 - 14 - - - - 0
15/01/2005 Biarritz Olympique PB SR L 15 - 18 - - - - 0
29/01/2005 Bath Rugby SR L 9 - 12 - - - - 0
06/02/2005 Newcastle Falcons SR L 28 - 29 - - - - 0
27/02/2005 London Irish Rep W 33 - 19 1 - - - 5
13/03/2005 Leeds Carnegie SR W 30 - 15 - - - - 0
25/03/2005 Sale Sharks SR W 27 - 25 - - - - 0
10/04/2005 Saracens SR W 45 - 24 - - - - 0
17/04/2005 Worcester Warriors SR W 32 - 17 - - - - 0
30/04/2005 Leicester Tigers SR L 10 - 45 - - - - 0
07/05/2005 Sale Sharks SR W 43 - 22 - - - - 0
14/05/2005 Leicester Tigers SR W 39 - 14 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 29 Reps: 2 2 0 0 0 10
To date: Appearances: 114 Reps: 12 3 0 0 0 15
Season: 2005/2006
03/09/2005 Saracens SR W 23 - 11 - - - - 0
10/09/2005 Leicester Tigers SR D 29 - 29 - - - - 0
18/09/2005 Leeds Carnegie SR W 47 - 23 - - - - 0
25/09/2005 Worcester Warriors SR W 34 - 20 - - - - 0
02/10/2005 London Irish SR W 30 - 26 - - - - 0
07/10/2005 Cardiff Blues SR W 40 - 19 - - - - 0
14/10/2005 Sale Sharks SR L 10 - 18 - - - - 0
23/10/2005 Edinburgh Rugby SR L 31 - 32 - - - - 0
30/10/2005 Stade Toulousain SR D 15 - 15 - - - - 0
04/11/2005 Bristol Rugby SR W 21 - 16 - - - - 0
12/11/2005 Northampton Saints SR W 21 - 13 - - - - 0
20/11/2005 Bath Rugby Rep W 28 - 20 - - - - 0
27/11/2005 Newcastle Falcons SR L 15 - 17 - - - - 0
11/12/2005 Scarlets SR L 13 - 21 - - - - 0
14/01/2006 Stade Toulousain Rep L 13 - 19 - - - - 0
21/01/2006 Edinburgh Rugby Rep W 53 - 17 - - - - 0
28/01/2006 Bath Rugby Rep L 16 - 28 - - - - 0
12/02/2006 Northampton Saints SR D 19 - 19 - - - - 0
26/02/2006 Sale Sharks SR W 26 - 16 1 - - - 5
04/03/2006 Leicester Tigers SR W 22 - 17 - - - - 0
10/03/2006 Worcester Warriors SR L 8 - 37 - - - - 0
26/03/2006 Leeds Carnegie SR W 28 - 0 - - - - 0
09/04/2006 Scarlets SR W 26 - 10 - - - - 0
16/04/2006 Saracens SR L 12 - 13 - - - - 0
22/04/2006 Leicester Tigers SR L 19 - 20 - - - - 0
30/04/2006 London Irish SR L 37 - 56 - - - - 0
06/05/2006 Gloucester Rugby SR W 37 - 32 - - - - 0
14/05/2006 Sale Sharks SR L 12 - 22 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 28 Reps: 4 1 0 0 0 5
To date: Appearances: 142 Reps: 16 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2006/2007
24/09/2006 Bristol Rugby Rep L 21 - 26 - - - - 0
30/09/2006 Cardiff Blues SR L 20 - 36 - - - - 0
08/10/2006 London Irish SR W 23 - 13 - - - - 0
03/11/2006 Sale Sharks SR L 12 - 18 - - - - 0
12/11/2006 Bath Rugby SR W 47 - 18 - - - - 0
18/11/2006 Gloucester Rugby SR L 21 - 27 - - - - 0
01/12/2006 Saracens SR L 15 - 26 - - - - 0
23/02/2007 Newcastle Falcons SR L 11 - 37 - - - - 0
10/03/2007 Harlequins Rep W 23 - 16 - - - - 0
18/03/2007 London Irish Rep L 13 - 16 - - - - 0
08/04/2007 Saracens Rep W 27 - 26 - - - - 0
15/04/2007 Northampton Saints Rep W 35 - 29 - - - - 0
28/04/2007 Leicester Tigers Rep L 26 - 40 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 13 Reps: 6 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 155 Reps: 22 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2007/2008
15/09/2007 Saracens SR L 19 - 29 - - - - 0
22/09/2007 Worcester Warriors SR D 24 - 24 - - - - 0
30/09/2007 Leicester Tigers N8 L 17 - 20 - - - - 0
05/10/2007 Sale Sharks SR L 0 - 16 - - - - 0
14/10/2007 London Irish SR W 28 - 14 - - - - 0
20/10/2007 Harlequins SR L 25 - 26 - - - - 0
27/10/2007 Newport Gwent Dragons SR D 3 - 3 - - - - 0
04/11/2007 Gloucester Rugby SR W 29 - 26 - - - - 0
17/11/2007 Scarlets Rep W 33 - 17 - - - - 0
25/11/2007 Newcastle Falcons SR W 35 - 12 - - - - 0
01/12/2007 Newcastle Falcons Rep W 24 - 6 - - - - 0
22/12/2007 Bristol Rugby SR D 23 - 23 - - - - 0
29/12/2007 Bath Rugby Rep W 25 - 10 - - - - 0
13/01/2008 Scarlets Rep W 40 - 7 - - - - 0
22/03/2008 Leicester Tigers Rep L 24 - 34 - - - - 0
15/04/2008 Sale Sharks SR W 29 - 19 - - - - 0
07/05/2008 Newcastle Falcons SR W 32 - 13 - - - - 0
10/05/2008 Leeds Carnegie Rep W 45 - 28 - - - - 0
18/05/2008 Bath Rugby Rep W 21 - 10 - - - - 0
31/05/2008 Leicester Tigers Rep W 26 - 16 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 20 Reps: 8 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 175 Reps: 30 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2008/2009
06/09/2008 London Irish SR L 14 - 26 - - - - 0
14/09/2008 Worcester Warriors Rep L 10 - 11 - - - - 0
20/09/2008 Northampton Saints SR L 20 - 24 - - - - 0
26/09/2008 Leicester Tigers SR W 28 - 19 - - - - 0
01/10/2008 Bath Rugby Rep L 23 - 27 - - - - 0
04/10/2008 Gloucester Rugby SR L 19 - 24 - - - - 0
12/10/2008 Castres Olympique Rep W 25 - 11 - - - - 0
18/10/2008 Leinster Rep L 11 - 41 - - - - 0
24/10/2008 Newcastle Falcons SR W 26 - 13 - - - - 0
02/11/2008 Newport Gwent Dragons SR W 21 - 10 - - - - 0
16/11/2008 Harlequins SR L 10 - 32 - - - - 0
23/11/2008 Sale Sharks SR L 12 - 13 - - - - 0
28/11/2008 Newcastle Falcons SR W 23 - 17 - - - - 0
05/12/2008 Edinburgh Rugby SR W 25 - 16 - - - - 0
14/12/2008 Edinburgh Rugby SR W 19 - 11 - - - - 0
26/12/2008 Sale Sharks SR L 3 - 31 - - - - 0
04/01/2009 Harlequins Rep W 24 - 18 - - - - 0
17/01/2009 Leinster SR W 19 - 12 - - - - 0
25/01/2009 Castres Olympique SR L 15 - 21 - - - - 0
15/02/2009 Leicester Tigers Rep W 36 - 29 - - - - 0
22/02/2009 Northampton Saints FL W 9 - 5 - - - - 0
28/02/2009 Worcester Warriors FL L 12 - 13 - - - - 0
08/03/2009 London Irish Rep W 21 - 16 - - - - 0
14/03/2009 Gloucester Rugby SR L 22 - 24 - - - - 0
22/03/2009 Bristol Rugby SR W 21 - 19 - - - - 0
29/03/2009 Saracens Rep L 14 - 19 - - - - 0
01/04/2009 Bath Rugby SR L 14 - 22 - - - - 0
05/04/2009 Newcastle Falcons Rep W 12 - 6 - - - - 0
25/04/2009 Gloucester Rugby Rep W 34 - 3 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 29 Reps: 10 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 204 Reps: 40 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2009/2010
05/09/2009 Harlequins SR W 26 - 15 - - - - 0
12/09/2009 Bath Rugby SR W 17 - 15 - - - - 0
20/09/2009 Worcester Warriors SR W 23 - 3 - - - - 0
27/09/2009 London Irish SR L 16 - 28 - - - - 0
04/10/2009 Northampton Saints SR W 20 - 15 - - - - 0
11/10/2009 Racing Metro 92 SR W 18 - 13 - - - - 0
24/10/2009 Gloucester Rugby SR W 35 - 6 - - - - 0
01/11/2009 Leeds Carnegie SR L 9 - 15 - - - - 0
15/11/2009 Gloucester Rugby SR W 21 - 14 - - - - 0
22/11/2009 Saracens SR L 6 - 22 - - - - 0
06/12/2009 Leicester Tigers SR W 24 - 22 - - - - 0
12/12/2009 Aviron Bayonnais SR W 22 - 18 - - - - 0
17/12/2009 Aviron Bayonnais Rep W 12 - 3 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 13 Reps: 1 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 217 Reps: 41 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2010/2011
04/09/2010 Harlequins SR D 29 - 29 - - - - 0
18/09/2010 Leicester Tigers Rep W 37 - 30 - - - - 0
25/09/2010 Gloucester Rugby SR L 20 - 22 - - - - 0
01/10/2010 Sale Sharks SR W 25 - 24 - - - - 0
10/10/2010 Stade Toulousain SR L 16 - 18 - - - - 0
17/10/2010 Glasgow Warriors SR W 38 - 26 - - - - 0
08/01/2011 Harlequins FL L 10 - 17 - - - - 0
16/01/2011 Glasgow Warriors Rep L 10 - 20 - - - - 0
23/01/2011 Stade Toulousain SR W 21 - 16 - - - - 0
30/01/2011 Harlequins FL L 13 - 38 - - - - 0
13/02/2011 Gloucester Rugby SR L 9 - 10 - - - - 0
19/02/2011 Leicester Tigers SR L 12 - 21 - - - - 0
27/02/2011 Saracens SR L 15 - 26 - - - - 0
06/03/2011 Sale Sharks SR W 33 - 26 - - - - 0
27/03/2011 Northampton Saints SR L 3 - 39 - - - - 0
07/05/2011 Exeter Chiefs SR L 8 - 21 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 16 Reps: 2 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 233 Reps: 43 4 0 0 0 20
Season: 2011/2012
03/09/2011 Saracens SR W 20 - 15 - - - - 0
11/09/2011 Leicester Tigers SR W 35 - 29 - - - - 0
17/09/2011 Sale Sharks Rep L 18 - 29 - - - - 0
25/09/2011 Exeter Chiefs SR L 11 - 21 - - - - 0
02/10/2011 Newcastle Falcons SR L 10 - 15 - - - - 0
09/10/2011 Bath Rugby SR W 27 - 24 - - - - 0
28/10/2011 Worcester Warriors FL W 14 - 12 1 - - - 5
06/11/2011 Northampton Saints FL L 13 - 24 - - - - 0
12/11/2011 Union Bordeaux-Begles FL W 47 - 14 - - - - 0
20/11/2011 Rugby Rovigo FL W 38 - 7 - - - - 0
26/11/2011 London Irish FL L 17 - 21 - - - - 0
04/12/2011 Harlequins FL L 16 - 22 - - - - 0
15/12/2011 Aviron Bayonnais FL W 25 - 11 - - - - 0
26/12/2011 Gloucester Rugby FL L 10 - 39 - - - - 0
01/01/2012 Worcester Warriors SR L 0 - 6 - - - - 0
07/01/2012 Leicester Tigers SR L 11 - 29 - - - - 0
22/01/2012 Union Bordeaux-Begles SR W 36 - 13 - - - - 0
12/02/2012 Saracens FL L 17 - 22 - - - - 0
18/02/2012 Exeter Chiefs FL L 12 - 15 - - - - 0
03/03/2012 London Irish SR W 18 - 13 - - - - 0
24/03/2012 Northampton Saints SR L 15 - 32 - - - - 0
01/04/2012 Gloucester Rugby SR W 26 - 24 - - - - 0
07/04/2012 Biarritz Olympique PB SR L 23 - 26 - - - - 0
14/04/2012 Harlequins SR L 17 - 33 - - - - 0
21/04/2012 Bath Rugby SR L 12 - 17 - - - - 0
05/05/2012 Newcastle Falcons SR L 10 - 14 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 26 Reps: 1 1 0 0 0 5
Career Totals: Appearances: 259 Reps: 44 5 0 0 0 25