Craig Wright | |
Birth Date: | 31 May 2004[1] |
Birth Place: | Chelmsford |
Height: | 1830NaN0[2] |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
School: | Felsted School |
Position: | Hooker |
Currentclub: | Northampton Saints |
Years1: | 2023- |
Clubs1: | Northampton Saints |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs2: | → Bedford Blues (loan) |
Repyears1: | 2023-2024 |
Repteam1: | England under-20 |
Craig Wright (born 31 May 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.
He was born in Chelmsford and was initially a keen footballer before transitioning to rugby union in his teens.[3] He attended Felsted School and played club rugby for Braintree Rugby Club.[4]
Wright made his Northampton Saints during the 2023-2024 season, starting in the Premiership Rugby Cup at Ealing Trailfinders. He also spent time on loan at Rugby Championship side Bedford Blues that season.[5] [6]
He played for the England U20 side at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, scoring a try in the 3rd/4th play off.[7] He was a member of the England U20 side which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[8] [9]