Career
His regular position is scrum-half, but he has occasionally played winger or centre. Youth
At high school level, Richter played for Hoërskool Birchleigh in the Falcons" regions schools league. In 2010, he was included in the Falcons U19 side that participated in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries and kicking five conversions in his eight appearances, which included an 18-point haul in their match against Border U19, scoring two tries and four conversions.
He made six starts for the Falcons U21 side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, underlining his versatility as he was used in a variety of positions, starting three matches at right wing, two matches at scrum-half and one match at outside centre.
Falcons
He made his first senior start two weeks later, when he was handed the Number 9 jersey for their match against the Boland Cavaliers in Kempton Park and Richter responded by scoring two tries, despite being on the wrong end of a 55–28 defeat. In 2012, he made his debut in the Vodacom Cup competition, making five appearances and scoring a try in their match against the Leopards.
He also scored four tries, two of those against the Griffons in Welkom.