Brian Wright

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Brian Wright (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition.

Wright began his New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) career with South Sydney in 1957 making 13 first grade appearances with that club.

In 1960 the forward joined Eastern Suburbs, playing 29 matches in his two years at that club. Wright was a members of the Easts side that went down to St George in the 1960 Grand Final. He is one of only a handful of players to be sent off in a Grand Final after Wright and St George's forward, Kevin Ryan, were dismissed for fighting midway through the second half of the match.

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[edit] Point scoring summary

Games Tries Goals F/G Points
42 12 - - 48