Nigel Wright (rugby league)

Nigel Wright
Personal information
Full name Nigel Wright
Born 8 November 1973
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–93 Wakefield Trinity 17
1993–98 Wigan 36 11 4 48
1995 → Wakefield Trinity (loan)
1998–2000 Huddersfield Giants 10 1 0 0 4
Total 46 12 0 21 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Great Britain U21 4
1995 England 1 0 0 1 1
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
15 Mar 2011–05 Jul 11 Barrow Raiders
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Nigel Wright (8 November 1973) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, and coach of the 2010s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #1023), Wigan, and Huddersfield Giants, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 6, or 13, and coaching at club level for Barrow Raiders.

Playing career

International honours

Nigel Wright won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1995 against France.[1]

Only eight players have ever scored drop goals for England, they are; John Keith Bridges (1), George Fairbairn (1), Bobbie Goulding (1), Sean Long (1), Martin Offiah (1), Harry Pinner (2), Alan Redfearn (1), and Nigel Wright (1).[2]

County Cup Final Appearances

Nigel Wright played Stand-off/Five-eighth and scored a conversion and a drop goal in Wakefield Trinity's 29–16 victory over Sheffield Eagles in the 1992 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 18 October 1992.[3]

Transfer fee

In 1993, Wigan paid Wakefield Trinity a fee of £140,000 for Nigel Wright (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £278,200 in 2013),[4] however a series of injuries limited his impact at Wigan.[5]

Club career

Nigel Wright is the joint-fifth youngest player (along with Neil Fox) to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years and 3-months in 1990.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Drop Goal Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  4. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tickle follows Lydon's lead". bbc.co.uk. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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