David Richard

{{Short description|Canadian international rugby union player}}

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| position = Centre / Winger

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David Richard (born May 12, 2000) is a Canadian international rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Canada gets off to rough start in Singapore Sevens |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/canada-gets-off-to-rough-start-in-singapore-sevens-5250812 |work=Times Colonist |date=April 9, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Canad finishes the day on a high note |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/841256907 |work=The Province |date=April 17, 2022}}

A native of Milton, Ontario, Richard was educated at Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School.{{cite news |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Steve |title=Building on family’s rugby success |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/life/building-on-family-s-rugby-success/article_86c497e8-2fbd-51d3-9b65-557479e5cf81.html |work=Inside Halton |date=April 8, 2016 |language=en}}

Richard, a centre and winger, specialises in rugby sevens, debuting for the national team in the 2018–19 season. He was capped for the Canada XV against Belgium in 2021 and made two more capped appearances the following year. In 2023, Richard was in the rugby seven side that claimed a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web |title=Canada’s sevens teams bring home Pan American Games silver and bronze |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2023/11/canada-s-sevens-teams-bring-home-pan-american-games-silver-and-bronze |website=Rugby Canada |language=en |date=November 4, 2023}}