| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Wright | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1969–1976 | Wigan | 173 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| 1976–≥1980 | Widnes | |||||
| Total | 173 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 309 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1975–1980 | England | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1977–1978 | Great Britain | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Stuart Wright is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 70s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Wigan, and Widnes, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Stuart Wright won caps for England while at Wigan in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, while at Widnes in 1977 against Wales, in 1978 against France, and Wales, in 1979 against Wales, and France, in 1980 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1977 against France, New Zealand, and Australia (2 matches), and in 1978 against Australia (3 matches).[1]
Along with James "Jim" Leytham, Stanley "Stan" Moorhouse, Peter Norburn, Keith Fielding, Martin Offiah, and Sam Tomkins, having scored four tries, Stuart Wright jointly holds the record for the most tries scored in an England match, scoring four tries against Wales at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on 28 May 1978.
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