Ken Wright (rugby)
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| Born | 11 April 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (11 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ken Wright (born 11 April 1956 in Malabar, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He started his football career in rugby union at the Randwick club in 1974. A pivotal moment in his representative career came in 1975 when, representing Sydney against the touring international team, he appeared to sidestep the entire opposition forward pack to score a try. He was selected to represent Australia in 1975 and went on to play nine international tests. Wright's rugby union career lasted until the end of 1978 when, in 1979, he converted to rugby league and joined Eastern Suburbs Roosters and later the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competitions. His position of choice was at five-eighth.
Wright is also a former Australian beach sprint champion.
References
External links
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 78. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.