Murray Wright Explained

Murray Wright
Fullname:Murray Thomas Wright
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Otahuhu Leopards
Club2:Bramley
Year2start:1974
Year2end:75
Club3:Hornby Panthers
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:19??
Yearaend:1975
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1975
Appearancesb:0
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Canterbury
Yearcstart:1976
Yearcend:19??
Source:[1]
New:yes

Murray Wright is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1975 World Cup.[1]

Playing career

Wright played for Otahuhu and played for Auckland.[2] He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team squad for the 1975 World Cup, but did not play a match at the tournament.[3]

Wright also had a brief spell in English club rugby league, making several appearances for Bramley during the 1974–75 season.[4]

In 1976 Wright moved to Christchurch, joining the Hornby club and representing Canterbury. The New Zealand Rugby League imposed a $1000 transfer fee.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .
  3. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=w&id=510 WRIGHT, Murray Thomas - 1975
  4. News: Coffey . John . Seven new forwards in Kiwi Rugby league team . . 33834 . 5 May 1975 . Christchurch . 26 . Papers Past.
  5. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.