Birth name | Mathew Kevin Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Warkworth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rodney College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ross Wright (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mathew Kevin Wright (born 3 March 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union who played 56 games for Northland in the National Provincial Championship between 2012 and 2020. He announced his retirement from rugby in late 2020. [1]
He also previously played for RC Narbonne in the French Rugby Pro D2 competition.
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