Richard Lepori (born 21 October 1991) is an Italy international[5] rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Swinton Lions in the Championship.

He attended Holy Cross RC High School where he was encouraged to play rugby, a sport he fell in love with.

He also has an older brother, Simon Lepori, who lives in Trafford, Greater Manchester, where he is a local councillor for the Liberal Democrats.

He joined Oldham in the third-tier Championship 1 in 2013, before moving to Queensland, Australia the following year, playing for the Atherton Roosters in the Cairns District Rugby League.

[7] He rejoined recently promoted Oldham in the Championship, before joining the Sedgley Tigers, a rugby union club, in the fourth-tier National League 2 North.