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David "Dai" Richards, born around 1926, is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who captained his nation and competed at the Commonwealth Games. A member of the Brynhyfryd Bowls Club in Llanelli and a steelworker by profession, he made his Welsh international debut in 1972. He won the Welsh National Bowls Championships fours in 1971 and 1972 and the triples in 1975, and Wales won the fours title at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1973. Richards bowled in the fours at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, finishing fourth, skipped the fours at the 1976 British Isles Championships and represented Wales at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in South Africa.

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David "Dai" Richards (born c.1926), is a former international lawn bowler from Wales, who captained his nation and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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    David "Dai" Richards (born c.1926), is a former international lawn bowler from Wales, who captained his nation and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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    David "Dai" Richards (born c.1926), is a former international lawn bowler from Wales, who captained his nation and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Biography, 1974 Commonwealth Games
    Richards represented the Welsh team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he competed in the fours event, with Ian Sutherland, Gareth Humphreys and John Russell Evans, just missing the medal rostrum after finishing in fourth place.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Biography, 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
    Richards, a steelworker by profession, also represented Wales at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in South Africa.
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