 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Mushure memutambo weFive Nations Championship wa1988 pakati peScotland neEngland Richards akagamuchira kurambidzwa kwemutambo mumwe chete kubva kuRugby Football Union mushure mechiitiko chemutambo chakakuvadza Calcutta Cup. Richards akahwina mukombe wake wekutanga wekirabhu paakarova Leicester Waterloo kuhwina 1987 88 Courage League, zita rekutanga reEngland. Richards akasarudzwa pamwe chete nevamwe vatambi vatatu veLeicester parwendo rweEngland rweAustralia neFiji. Kukuvara kwakaganhurira Richards kumitambo gumi neshanu chete yeLeicester muna 1988-89, kunyangwe akakwanisa kuratidzira mukurasikirwa 1988-89 Pilkington Cup yekupedzisira vachipesana neBath, vasati vasarudzwa ku1989 British Lions rwendo kuenda kuAustralia. Richards akatamba mumakwikwi ose matatu eLions uye kutamba kwake kwakasimba kwakanga kuri hwaro hwekubudirira kweShumba. 