Richard Madge

Richard John Palmer Madge was an English rugby union player.
Born in Exeter, Madge served with the Royal Artillery during the war, before getting called up by England [national rugby union team|England] at the back end of his career. He was capped four times as England scrum-half in 1948, debuting against the Wallabies at Twickenham. A knee ligament injury, suffered nine minutes into a Six [Nations Championship|Five Nations] match against Scotland, ended his run in the side and ruled him out for the remainder of the season.
Madge, a surveyor by profession, was managing director of a building firm.