Richard Birkett

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Richard Birkett (born 1 October 1979 in Roehampton) is a former English rugby union player for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership. He attended Millfield School, and his position of choice is at lock.

Amongst his trophies at Wasps were four Premiership titles in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008. Birkett played in all four finals, starting the first three and as a replacement in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/2947768.stm |title=Wasps romp to title |publisher=BBC|date=31 May 2003 |accessdate=6 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/3754577.stm |title=Wasps 10-6 Bath |publisher=BBC|date=29 May 2004 |accessdate=6 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4537935.stm |title=Leicester 14-39 Wasps |publisher=BBC|date=14 May 2005 |accessdate=6 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7426519.stm |title=Guinness Premiership final |publisher=BBC|date=31 May 2008 |accessdate=6 February 2020}} He also played in the victorious 2004 Heineken Cup final.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/european/3733109.stm |title=Wasps 27-20 Toulouse |publisher=BBC|date=23 May 2004 |accessdate=7 February 2020}}

Birkett was forced to retire in October 2012 due to a neck injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/19977092|title=Richard Birkett retires after 14 years at London Wasps|work=BBC Sport|date=17 October 2012|accessdate=18 October 2012}}