Bill Wright (rugby union)
| Full name | William Alexander Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 December 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 September 1971 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Alexander Wright (15 December 1905 – 19 September 1971)[1][2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1926. His position of choice was halfback.
Wright was educated at Sacred Heart College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1922 and 1923.[3]
Career
Wright had played just one first-class game before making his only All Black match.[4]
After the 1926 All Blacks had returned from their tour of New South Wales, the returning party would play a match against the Auckland provincial side.
Wright was named as a reserve for Auckland until an injury to All Black Bill Dalley just before halftime. With no other fit players to use at the halfback position, Wright changed strips and played the second-half of the match for the All Blacks.[3] The match was won by the All Blacks 11-6.[4]
He played 6 matches for Auckland, however two of these were for Auckland B.[4]
Family
Wright was the son of William Wright and Kate Keating.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - NATHAN to YOUNG :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- 1 2 "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- 1 2 Chester, Ron; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia Of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 180. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
- 1 2 3 "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.