Murray Wright

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Murray Wright
Personal information
Full nameMurray Thomas Wright
Born (1953-12-07) 7 December 1953 (age 71)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Otahuhu Leopards
1974–75 Bramley
Hornby Panthers
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–75 Auckland
1975 New Zealand 00000
1976–?? 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]

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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