Richard has been in higher education since 2006, and joined Coventry University in 2012 as a senior lecturer, and subsequently course director for the BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy course. He is a practicing sports therapist, working primarily in the sport of Rugby Union at a semi-professional level, and also within the clinic based on campus. He has published a number of papers in the field of injury risk identification and minimisation in semi-professional rugby players, and he teaches across a range of modules within the course including trauma and injury management, mobilisations and clinical skills.

Publications:

Morgan MSc MSST, R., Herrington PhD MCSP, L., The Effect of Tackling on Shoulder Joint Positioning Sense in Semi-Professional Rugby Players, Physical Therapy in Sports(2013), doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2013.10.003.

Law changes and injuries in Rugby Union, Journal of Sports Therapy, 2(1) pp3-6