Richard Lane (rugby union)

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

{{About|the English rugby union footballer|others|Richard Lane (disambiguation){{!}}Richard Lane}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox Rugby biography

| name = Richard Lane

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| birth_name = Richard Lane

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bedford, England

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|87|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| school = Millfield School

| university =

| relatives =

| ru_position = Wing, Fullback

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| ru_proclubs = {{nowrap|Bath
Cornish Pirates (D/R)
Jersey Reds
Bedford Blues
Bristol Bears}}

| ru_clubcaps = 12
2
0

| ru_clubpoints = (25)
(10)
(0)

| ru_clubyears = 2011–2015
2014
2015–2017
2017–2022
2022–

| ru_clubupdate = 7 February 2015

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Richard Lane (born 21 July 1993) is an English professional rugby union player. He plays at wing and fullback for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby.{{Cite web |title= Rich Lane joins Bears on permanent deal|url=https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/rich-lane-joins-bears-on-permanent-deal/}} In 2019 he was named as the Bedford Blues' "Players' Player" of the year.{{Cite web|title=Richard Lane named as Bedford Blues' Players' Player of the Year|url=https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/bedford-blues-have-named-richard-lane-as-their-players-player-of-the-year-the-announcement-was-made-at-the-clubs-end-of-season-gala-at-goldington-road/|last=Hutchinson|first=Paul|date=2019-05-03|website=Bedford Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-02}} He has dual-registration with Cornish Pirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/29630315|title=Cornish Pirates sign Bath duo Richard Lane and Will Horner|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2014}}

On 2 July 2015, Lane signed his first professional contract with Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/featured-post/22580/play-offs-not-jersey-says-cagey-boss-harvey-biljon|publisher=The Rugby Paper|title=Jersey sign ex-Bath winger Richard Lane|date=2 July 2015|accessdate=20 December 2015}}