Alan Hercules Wright (14 April 1914 — 2 December 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
| Full name | Alan Hercules Wright | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 April 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 December 1990 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Born in Upper Hutt, Wright was one of four sons of national rugby league captain Hercules Wright and a nephew of Wellington mayor Robert Wright. He attended Wellington College.[1]
Wright, known as "Bumper", was a sturdy wing three-quarter and began playing for Wellington in 1934. He gained an All Blacks call up for the 1938 tour of Australia as a replacement for John Dick, who was suffering from measles.[2] Despite scoring 11 tries from four uncapped matches, Wright was unable to force his way into the Test team.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Famous Rugby Family". Evening Star. 31 July 1936. p. 4.
- ^ "All Black Team Leaves". The Press. 8 July 1938. p. 7.
- ^ "Alan Wright #448". stats.allblacks.com.