Birth name | Garth Derick Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 September 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | East London, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Muir College, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garth Derick Wright (born 9 September 1963) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]
Wright played for Eastern Province and Transvaal in the South African domestic competitions. He made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers team on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Wright scored his first and only test try in his second test, the fourth test against the Cavaliers. He was capped 7 times and scored 1 try for the Springboks and also played a further five tour matches. [2]
No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 33–18 | Scrumhalf | 24 May 1986 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 24–10 | Scrumhalf | 1 | 31 May 1986 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
3. | World XV | 20–19 | Scrumhalf | 26 Aug 1989 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
4. | World XV | 22–16 | Scrumhalf | 2 Sep 1989 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
5. | France | 20–15 | Scrumhalf | 17 Oct 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
6. | France | 16–29 | Scrumhalf | 24 Oct 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
7. | England | 16–33 | Scrumhalf | 14 Nov 1992 | Twickenham, London |
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