He moved to Northern Transvaal (later renamed the Blue Bulls) and played 137 matches for the union, captaining the team 80 times.
[2] He played his first test match for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against France at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon.
He was a member of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, captaining the Springboks in their victory over Romania, during the pool matches.
[3] His last test match was on 10 June 1995 against Samoa, during the 1995 World Cup quarter-finals at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Richter also played in nineteen tour matches, scoring seven tries for the Springboks.