Which rugby union player was the first to appear in 300 Premiership matches?

Richard Eric Peter Wigglesworth (born 9 June 1983) is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He is the record appearance maker for Premiership Rugby having also played for Sale Sharks and Saracens. He has won six Premiership titles, one with Sale and five with Saracens, as well as three European Rugby Champions Cups with Saracens. Between 2008 and 2018 he made 33 appearances for England.

Born in Blackpool, England, he attended Kirkham Grammar School. Wigglesworth's position of choice is as a scrum-half, and he can also operate as a fly-half or as a winger. He was the first player to appear in 300 Premiership matches on 5 June 2021 when he came on as a replacement in the second half of the match against Bristol.