Good luck to Richie, hope he makes a full and speedy recovery!

Very sad news for Richard indeed.

I presume this will speeden up the need for Wakey to acquire another prop as i would be extremely surprised to see him play again this season.

Im no expert on the disease,but i understand that just getting the medication levels and diet sorted can take months of trial and error.

A terrible illness

Get well soon, we need you back!

Shocked and saddened.



I don't care if he never plays for us again (although I would be over the moon if / when he does) - as long as he gets himself fit and strong enough to lead a long and happy life. At least the fact that he has been diagnosed means that there is a good chance of that happening!

Best wishes Richard!

Sod what it means for the club for the moment, all the very best to Richard and here's to hoping for a speedy recovery for a top bloke.

get well soon richard

Sorry to hear this, Richie is a top player! On a positive note at least he has been diagnosed and can be treated accordingly.

All the best Richie, get well soon pal!!

From the teams point of view, can RM be deregistered till he gets better to enable us to sign some cover? How does this affect salary cap?

Who is available?

Is there any cure for this disease?

Not sure of the intracies, but can be de-registered, with payments to RM covered by insurance, so that SC space is freed up allowing another signing in his place.

This system could have been changed though, so time will tell.

A certain other West Yorks club had quite a thing going on, "retiring" players through "injury", claiming the insurance, before player then signed for another club a division down (obviously saying that the demands are less). Believe that loop hole has been closed now.

Not according to Wiki!

Lets hope he comes back bigger and better! Everything seems to be against us at the moment, but im sure it will just further motivate the lads even more! Get well soon Richie

get well soon moore

Christ!!!!!

All the best Ritchie & family hard times ahead but be positive.

No there is no cure either surgical or medical. It is a serious, chronic, inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract.

This results in the intestines being swollen and ulcerated, which leads to abdominal pain, cramping, persistent diarrhoea, weight loss and rectal bleeding.

Every patient though is different in the way and degree Crohn's affects them. It can be controlled by medication and the sufferer can remain in remission for long periods

Take care Richard hope you get better soon.

from what i heard about this disease i can't see him playing again.

its terrible news, hope you are ok Richard

what matters most is that its been diagnosed and I hope that it can be controlled by his diet, its no consolation to richard just getting to grips with his career tho

The Missus:
Here Here, all the Best Richard from this Clan x

Says it may flare up regulary, this is worrying, rugby is painful enough without this on top

I fear you may be right although it does depend on the severity. The problem is if it's bad it stops you eating and digesting properly which won't allow Rich to regain the bulk he needs.

Really bad news for the the lad.

Best wishes to Richard, can't beilve the bad luck this club is having at the minute

do you think you will de-register him in order to free up cap space? in circumstances like this, it may be useful to have some kind of guideline that players with non rugby illness or injury not be counted on the cap.

All the best to a quality player, superleague will certainly be less bish bash bosh without him this season. All the best on the upcoming season too, you've had a terrible time recently. Keep your heads up

All the best pal. Suppose you can look towards Fozzie for a bit of inspiration - I think he had something similar a few years ago so all may not be lost.

lets hope that things turn around for him and his family.

Sorry to hear this news



The main thing is that Richard does whatever is needed and takes however long needed to get through this - rugby isn't important, he needs to find what is a healthy way of life to manage the illness.

All the best to Richard for his recovery.