Richard Horne Rugby player

Richard Horne (born 16 July 1982 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Hull F.C. of Super League. A Great Britain and Scotland international, his preferred position was Stand-off/Five-eighth. He is the older brother of Graeme Horne.Horne made his debut for Hull at the age of 16, and spent his entire career with the club. He has also played for Great Britain and Scotland.Horne played at stand-off half for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup final victory against the Leeds Rhinos.He set a Super League record of tries scored in succession by scoring tries in 13 consecutive games during 2006's Super League XI. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St Helens RLFC and Horne played at scrum half back in his side's 4-26 loss.On 27 October 2008, it was announced that Horne had signed a new three-year deal with Hull.On 17 January 2010, Horne played his testimonial match against neighbours, Hull Kingston Rovers, and Hull won, 28-16 in front of a crowd of over 16,000 supporters, and former Hull player Steve Prescott paid tribute to Horne.Horne announced his retirement at the end of the 2014 season.