Richard Egan is keeping the rugby league flame alive

Richard Egan moved to Ireland for love, but he didn’t leave his other passion behind.

Richard Egan is keeping the rugby league flame alive
Sat, 28 Oct, 2017 - 01:00
Brendan O'Brien

A rugby league diehard, the Leeds native met an Irish girl and made the move to Dublin in 1997.

That relationship — Linda is now his wife — is still going strong.

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