Richard Gordon Lawson (8 October 1898 â 3 January 1961) was an English international rugby union player.
Lawson was born in Cockermouth and educated at St Bees School.
A forward, Lawson was the elder brother of rugby player Thomas Lawson, with whom he featured in the back row of the scrum in matches for Workington and Cumberland.
Lawson gained his solitary England cap against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1925 Five Nations.