Don Wright (rugby union)

Donald Hector Wright (20 October 1902 – 26 December 1966) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.^[1]

Don Wright

Full name	Donald Hector Wright
Date of birth	(1902-10-20)20 October 1902
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	26 December 1966(1966-12-26) (aged 64)
Place of death	Napier, New Zealand
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1922–25 Auckland 23 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1925 New Zealand

Wright was born in Auckland and attended Auckland Grammar School, where he played for the 1st XV in 1919.^[2]

A halfback, Wright debuted for Auckland in 1922 and was a contentious omission from the All Blacks squad for their 1924–25 northern hemisphere tour, losing out to Bill Dalley and Jimmy Mill. He however represented the All Blacks on a 1925 tour of Australia and missed only one of the tour fixtures. This proved to be his final season in first–class rugby.^[2][3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players