ffi He didnot look aftern]e so .â‚Ź11 off the pitch and ii oftenbought a chorttero hlm . o b e - F ' i , J e d l ^ , rr h ep , r - . e r t e d r o , ' ( . rh - \ l o - f l - d ^ - i r t . \ e h d \ . r ^ , c . , . r , o - o . l d d , f ^ , ' - c d - e o - r ' l e ! 1 , . r o r R u . - b r . l ^ , . n d J b . , i .R J L I Maither. sufferedthe samefate and the bolt was chansedto a larser one.Dick ' \ r . d l - op d r . r \ c H r u , n , d b d . l r ^ a , , t L - n * . - d \ , 1 ) \ e , . ' ' u J . \ t - ; , \ remainedtoilether for sjx l'ears and 'hich incidentally was first formed in 1947 s rcrrre)ilr dro, rhH\ roo l-t \\.Oretnr''glrdl Di.ioia r--t up^r rJd J . l . 1 r t a i . R \ \ V d r \ . " ) -j l r D c . r - o u I t r e p r o B , r r r r ' o r , r t e t i . rre nearlv as long as Robin'sand Derek'sif they onllr had one initial. From bljnd side 'ing lorward (none of vour left and right) Dick was a rcal speclalisi.The ta ,s on binding {.ere the same thcn as ihev are now bui I can \-isualiseDick no$. creeplngforward along the side of the-scrumto tet io the most advantageous p o - o . r H , . C , " , r \ ' . r " r e . r o ( n . d . . \ , ' , g r h F F p o l . er r n " "^ppo-pr r J t - od n r o lo t.- b" ;--t .r. \ur Llout-r \ ^- l.ro , ruti I ir: Fc l-arnbuo,,ted r. rrJ colleaguesalike. His competitive spirit and enthusiasmwas infectiousand his desireto talk about the same insaiiable.He scored63 rriesfor the lst XV stitl rhe record number tries foi the Club by a forn'ard and nor far behind the highest aggregaieof 100by Chris Robinson.At his peak in 1969h. scored13 triea. No wonder he -askno 'n as a goal hangerl ' \o. .'orr,rr ., ih, h L pLr i.rto hc tup trJdFO.H. Jbb) he ipa or .rlertrrro. t o p l d ) d o $ | ! l - eC l u bd r d b er p i \ J t . I n e m b F o r t h e - ( ' n . p , j . - o n \ o - L n s r d r ! r i r e \ h e h e p F o ' r r r y r o i r r p r J . e . h F d p p r e c i i r iIuo r t ' l cE ar " \ o b o i I . n n F -r . L r . I r . t D c l p i , " c a ' , . . - a . o r o r " i . o o s p e . r o . r i e C t o n r i . i . he admits maybe one or tra'ohght. "One day when one of our team swallowedhis tongueihe medicalirainina Dick recei\,'edduring National Serviceenabledhim to ia|e I,hat coutd have 6een a rrageoy. 'lner
" b l r h e b o t l ,o e \r o e dr ' r r rr 1 , . ,p - 1 . r r a l . p o s o u . d ' d te o r c r j n d u r r ' d - $ a j h r o u g Ll " . l ) F a r D i c L. u n t u r u F o . op a \ - q r d - r A w c e J ! r p e l i e \ ^ h D a i D J \ r e . . . " . d r f i . i p . l e chl r r r D F . . J r e b \ b u i n o t l h e r t , - n r ' r l " g i r i the game gettint slorver 6ut still remaining competitive. Djck also pli,ed badminton at the sameclrib as Pat and someiimeswiih her.His determinationto ignore thc effectsof kneesdamageddurinS his long rugb_vcareernever ceased 'I
rd'e -Dolen ru r nJnbFr o. penpleh Io ra\F .F c|eo ru Drc\.r. j p i\.rle D e r . o.r D . l a r d l . r t . F r e d D d r f i , u a r ' \ , l o - F . o u p ch i r h J \ e - \ c l n . eI n i l famity. Caravainjng was probablv another vestige of this imate as first '\,irh family, and laier on thef o$n Dick and Pat enjovedLlrisform of holidav. 'Cl' rlr eddl\\ l - . u ' c \ i l o . n . p e n .n - " n )h . p p ) h o J r .$ r l - f a D i c . . ( . r r o l d , d . h . o F r . F i \ e dp i ' . t e p e r . o r i r d 8 c c o \ c r . o d . r r e . n i l i m d r J d r , l "nd with a Soodsenseof fun and hunour 'Our
- d - n i i )\ l - i c h n u * t r . , o e . R i , n d r o JToaiS, toF- oul o h. o..rt . !ar.l rr"o.rJ. Dcl 1,r. bpeI t.\pr dsrv sil\ un-ee'r.rB\ ha,!( b) t'livoraciousdisease-We will all have different nemories of him, bui to us all he 'o e-^,! dr norourdbren-ar r a. ir. "nd PC,S,