Stuart Wright

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Stuart Wright
Personal information
Full name Stuart Wright
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–76 Wigan 173 103 0 0 309
1976–≤87 Widnes 263 151
Total 436 254 0 0 309
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–80 England 7 5 0 0 15
1977–78 Great Britain 7 5 0 0 15
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Stuart Wright is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 70s and '80s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Wigan, and Widnes, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

International honours

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,[1] 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).[2]

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.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Stuart Wright played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2 in Widnes' 12-3 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1978–79 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1979. Receiving the ball well within his own half of the field, Stuart cut through the first line of the Wakefield defence, before chipping the ball over the second line of defenders and outpacing them to regather the ball and score in the corner. A video of the try is available on YouTube: Stuart Wright's Try at Wembley 1979

Stuart also played in the Widnes’ 19-6 victory over Wigan in the 1983–84 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1984.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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