He played international rugby league for Great Britain, England and Wales, and at club level for Blackbrook ARLFC, St Helens, Widnes St. Maries ARLFC, Widnes (two spells), Leeds, Warrington Wolves, Sheffield Eagles and Rochdale Hornets, as a second-row, or loose forward, and club level rugby union for Neath and Coventry.
[1][4] Richie Eyres was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England, he has Welsh ancestors, and eligible to play for Wales due to the grandparent rule.
[citation needed] Eyres played and scored a try in Widnes' 30–18 victory over Canberra Raiders in the 1989 World Club Challenge at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 4 October 1989.
He played for Widnes in the 1993 Challenge Cup final against Wigan, scoring a try in the 14–20 defeat, but was sent off for elbowing Martin Offiah.
[5] Eyres was signed by Leeds in August 1993,[6] with a transfer fee of £135,000 being set via tribunal.