Background
Son of rugby league legend Gus Risman, Bev played rugby union at fly-half for the English national side (8 Test appearances) and for the British Lions (4 Test appearances).
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Son of rugby league legend Gus Risman, Bev played rugby union at fly-half for the English national side (8 Test appearances) and for the British Lions (4 Test appearances).
Loughborough University.
His international representative debut was made in 1959 for England against Wales. His last international rugby union appearance was in 1961. Switching codes he played for Leigh, Leeds and Lancashire.
He captained the Great Britain squad in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup where he earned three of his rugby league Test caps.
Bev Risman played fullback in Leigh"s 4-15 defeat by Saint Helens in the 1963 Lancashire Cup final during the 1963-1964 season at Knowsley Road, Saint Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963. Bev Risman played fullback in Leeds" 11-10 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" final during the 1967-1968 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968.
Bev Risman played fullback, and scored 5-Conversions in Leeds" 22-11 victory over Castleford in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968-1969 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968. After retiring he became involved in coach education, the development of the game in the South of England and the organisation of student rugby league.
He was inducted to the rugby league Roll of Honour in 2005, and was elected President of the Rugby Football League in 2010.
He was replaced by Jim Hartley in 2011. Risman was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to rugby league.