 Pakapera gore ra2015, Richards aive mumwe wevatambi vakabatana neSouthern Kings vasati vadzokera kuSuper Rugby mwaka wa2016. Zvisinei, sangano rezvematunhu iro raifanirwa kutungamira timu yeSuper Rugby rakatambura matambudziko akakomba emari uye South African Rugby Union yakapinda kuti ibatsire Super Rugby franchise; zvisinei, Richards anga asiri mumwe wevatambi vakapihwa chibvumirano neSARU kuti vamiririre Southern Kings. Mushure mekusabhadharwa kwemwedzi yakati wandei, aive mumwe wevatambi gumi nevasere vanobatanidzwa mukutumira chikumbiro chekuita kuti Eastern Province Rugby ibviswe mukuyedza kudzorera mari yemubhadharo isina kubhadharwa. 