Brian Wright (rugby league)
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| Full name | Brian Blair Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1935 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Wright is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition.
Wright began his New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) career with South Sydney in 1957[2] making 15 first grade appearances with that club. In 1960 the forward joined Eastern Suburbs, playing 29 matches in his two years at that club.[3][4]
Wright was a member of the Easts side that went down to St George in the 1960 Grand Final. He is one of only a handful of players to be sent off in a Grand Final after Wright and St George's forward, Kevin Ryan, were dismissed for fighting midway through the second half of the match.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Taylor – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ Goodman, Tom (1 July 1957). "South Sydney Wins Great League Game". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Brian Wright". nrlstats.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "SAINTS MAKE IT FIVE IN A ROW!". leagueunlimited.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Goodman, Tom (4 September 1960). "Saints "machine" rolls on in League". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 60. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
Career playing statistics
[edit]Point scoring summary
[edit]| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 42 | 12 | - | - | 36 |
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