Alan Wright (rugby union) explained

Alan Wright
Full Name:Alan Hercules Wright
Birth Date:14 April 1914
Birth Place:Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:1.79 m
Weight:89 kg
School:Wellington College
Position:Wing three-quarter
Repyears1:1938

Alan Hercules Wright (14 April 1914 — 2 December 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union international.

Born in Upper Hutt, Wright was one of four sons of national rugby league captain Hercules Wright and a nephew of Wellington mayor Robert Wright. He attended Wellington College.[1]

Wright, known as "Bumper", was a sturdy wing three-quarter and began playing for Wellington in 1934. He gained an All Blacks call up for the 1938 tour of Australia as a replacement for John Dick, who was suffering from measles.[2] Despite scoring 11 tries from four uncapped matches, Wright was unable to force his way into the Test team.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Famous Rugby Family . . 31 July 1936 . 4.
  2. News: All Black Team Leaves . . 8 July 1938 . 7.
  3. Web site: Alan Wright #448 . stats.allblacks.com.