Background
Graham was born in central western Queensland (Charleville) and grew up playing rugby league.
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Richard Graham
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He completed a Bachelor of Education degree at Queensland University of Technology.
Career
lieutenant wasn"t until he went to Marist College Ashgrove as a boarding student aged 12 that he began playing rugby union. Former Wallabies Daniel Herbert, Graeme Bond and Pat Howard were part of Graham"s 1st XV in 1990. Graham played for the Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union team that toured Europe in 1990/91 with the likes of Matt Burke, Peter Jorgensen, and Scott Bowen.
Graham played his club rugby for Easts Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Brisbane winning the 1999 Brisbane premiership as captain.
He played for Queensland Reds and also Australia A in the 15-a-side game. lieutenant was as a Rugby 7s player that Graham was best known.
He played for and captained the Australian Rugby 7s team between 1998 and 2002. Richard Graham began his professional coaching career with the Bath Reconstruction Finance Corporation in the English Premiership under former Wallaby hooker Michael Foley.
In his 4 seasons with the club, he also worked under John Connolly (former Wallaby coach) and Brian Ashton (former England coach).
Graham then moved to Saracens Reconstruction Finance Corporation where he worked under Eddie Jones (former Wallaby coach) before finishing as Head Coach in 2009. In June 2009 Graham joined Robbie Deans as Skills Coach of the National team While in this role he also accepted a position of Assistant Coach to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell at the Western Force.
When Mitchell unexpectedly joined the Lions in Johannesburg in September 2010 Graham was promoted Head Coach a year earlier than anticipated.
On 16 April 2012 Graham quit as coach of the Western Force to join the Reds. After two games in the 2016 Super Rugby season Graham and the Queensland Reds parted ways.
