Cameron Wright (rugby union)

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Cameron Wright
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Full nameCameron Robin Wright
Date of birth (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Westville, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School Westville Boys High School,
Hilton College
University University of KwaZulu-Natal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Youth career
2010–2014 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 UKZN Impi 10 (20)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Sharks (Currie Cup) 10 (0)
2015 Sharks XV 6 (20)
2015 Sharks 1 (0)
2015–2017 Montpellier 14 (5)
2017–present Sharks (Currie Cup) 32 (30)
2018–2020 Sharks 27 (10)
2018 Sharks XV 1 (0)
2021– Sharks 2 (0)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Cameron Robin Wright (born 20 April 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup. [1] His regular position is scrum-half.

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Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Wright represented KwaZulu-Natal at Under-16 level when he was selected in their squad for the Grant Khomo Week held in Upington in 2010. Two years later, he represented their Under-18 side at the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week tournament.

Later in the same year, Wright was a member of the Sharks U19 side that played in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting seven of their matches. He made twelve appearances for the team during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship and graduated to the Sharks U21 side in 2014.

In 2014, Wright also played in the Varsity Shield competition for university side UKZN Impi. He started all eight regular season matches for the side as they finished in second place. He also played in the final against CUT Ixias, but could not prevent them slipping to a 35–26 defeat. [2] He also played in the side's promotion play-off as they attempted to secure a spot in the 2015 Varsity Cup, but failing to do so as they suffered a 42–8 defeat to UJ. [3]

Sharks

After the 2014 Varsity Shield, Wright was included in the Sharks XV squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and was named on the bench for their match against the Golden Lions, but failed to make an appearance. [4]

A few months later, however, Wright found himself as the starting scrum-half for the Sharks for their opening match of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season following the recent departure of Charl McLeod, Cobus Reinach's involvement with the South Africa national rugby union team and injuries to Conrad Hoffmann and Stefan Ungerer. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cameron Wright". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 35–26 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UJ 42–8 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 20–27 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. "Wright to debut for Sharks". SuperSport. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.