Bev Risman

{{Short description|English rugby league footballer (1937–2023)}}

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| first = RU

| name = Bev Risman
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| fullname = Augustus Beverley Walter Risman

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|11|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salford, Lancashire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|22|1937|11|23|df=y}}

| height =

| weight =

| position = {{rlp|SO|FB}}

| club1 = Leigh

| year1start = 1960

| year1end = 66

| appearances1 = 140

| tries1 = 31

| goals1 = 241

| fieldgoals1 = 0

| points1 = 575

| club2 = Leeds

| year2start = 1966

| year2end = 70

| appearances2 = 164

| tries2 = 20

| goals2 = 611

| fieldgoals2 =

| points2 = 1282

| teamA = {{nowrap|Great Britain}}

| yearAstart = 1968

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| appearancesA = 5

| triesA = 2

| goalsA = 17

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 40

| coachteam1 = {{nowrap|Fulham RLFC}}

| coachyear1start = 1987

| coachyear1end = 88

| coachgames1 = 0

| coachwins1 = 0

| coachdraws1 = 0

| coachlosses1 = 0

| ru_position = Fly Half

| ru_teamA = England

| ru_yearAstart = 1959

| ru_yearAend = 61

| ru_appearancesA = 8

| ru_triesA = 0

| ru_goalsA = 3

| ru_fieldgoalsA = 0

| ru_pointsA = 8

| ru_teamB = {{nowrap|British Lions}}

| ru_yearBstart = 1959

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| ru_appearancesB = 4

| ru_triesB = 2

| ru_goalsB = 2

| ru_fieldgoalsB = 0

| ru_pointsB = 10

| retired = yes

| updated = 23 June 2023

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| relatives = John Risman (brother)

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Augustus Beverley Walter Risman {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (23 November 1937 – 22 June 2023) was an English rugby union and rugby league player and rugby league coach. A dual-code international, he played rugby union for England and the British Lions, and rugby league for Great Britain.

Background

Bev Risman was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Risman was the son of the rugby league player Gus Risman, the older brother of the rugby league player John Risman, and the father of John M. Risman, who was the first open double Blue. He achieved his double Blue at the University of Oxford, in both the rugby union Varsity Match, and the 1984 rugby league Varsity Match.{{cite web |title=Club History - OURLFC |url=https://www.ourlfc.com/info/club-history/ |publisher=Oxford University RLFC |access-date=6 January 2023}}

Playing career

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Bev Risman played rugby union at fly-half for England (8 Test appearances) and for the British Lions (4 Test appearances). His international début was in 1959 for England against Wales. His last international rugby union appearance was in 1961.

Switching codes, he played for Leigh, Leeds and Lancashire. He won both the Challenge Cup and Championship with Leeds and represented Great Britain in five Test appearances. He captained the Great Britain squad in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup where he earned three of his caps.

Coaching career

After retiring he became involved in coach education, the development of the game in the South of England and the organisation of student rugby league. He was inducted to the rugby league Roll of Honour in 2005, and was elected President of the Rugby Football League in 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/bev-risman-elected-president-of-rugby-football-league-1.732860?referrerPath=sport|title=Bev Risman elected president of Rugby Football League|first=Martin|last=Morgan|date=13 July 2010|newspaper=Workington Times and Star}}{{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He was replaced by Jim Hartley in 2011.{{cite web|title=Past RFL Presidents|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/history_and_heritage/past_rfl_presidents|work=therfl.co.uk|publisher=Rugby Football League|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214122510/http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/history_and_heritage/past_rfl_presidents|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

Personal life and death

Risman was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to rugby league.{{London Gazette|issue=60009|date=31 December 2011|page=12 |supp=y}}

Risman died on 22 June 2023, at the age of 85.{{cite news |title=Bev Risman OBE: Dual-code England & Great Britain rugby international dies, aged 85 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/66002336 |access-date=23 June 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2023}}{{cite news |title=A true rugby all-rounder |work=Rugby Leaguer & League Express |issue=3386 |date=3 July 2023 |page=33}}

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