Ronald Wright (rugby union) explained

Ronald Wright
Birth Date:1949 5, df=yes
Death Place:Hillingdon, England
Ru Position:Lock
Amatteam1:Edinburgh University
Amatteam2:Edinburgh Wanderers
Amatteam3:Richmond
Provinceyears1:-
Province1:Edinburgh District
Provinceyears2:-
Province2:Middlesex
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repyears1:1972
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repteam2:Scotland
Repyears2:1973
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Coachyears1:-

Ronald Wright (6 May 1949 - 11 October 1983) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh University.

He moved on to play for Edinburgh Wanderers.

Moving to England, he then played for Richmond in London.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[2]

He played for Middlesex against Gloucestershire in the English county championship of the 1975-76 season.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' on 11 November 1972 to play against France 'B' while still playing with Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Wanderers. France 'B' won the match 17 - 15 and The Glasgow Herald noted:[3]

Apart from the solid front row, only one Scot, Wright, did himself justice. It was he that kept Scotland in contention at the touchline, and his aggressive work elsewhere, notably in ruck drive and maul wrestling, should have served as a reminder to others.

While with Edinburgh Wanderers, he made his full senior Scotland debut on 13 January 1973 against France in Paris. It was his only senior cap.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald William James Wright. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ronald Wright - Test matches. ESPN scrum.