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.
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| Full name | Brian Blair Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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