Murray Wright

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Murray Wright
Personal information
Full nameMurray Thomas Wright
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Otahuhu Leopards
1974–75 Bramley
Hornby Panthers
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–1975 Auckland
1975 New Zealand 00000
1976–19?? Canterbury
Source: [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. ↑ WRIGHT, Murray Thomas - 1975 [ permanent dead link ]nzleague.co.nz
  4. ↑ Coffey, John (5 May 1975). "Seven new forwards in Kiwi Rugby league team". The Press . No. 33834. Christchurch. p. 26 – via Papers Past.
  5. ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
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