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Hugh Wright, (7 November 1875 – 24 December 1953) was a Scotland international rugby football player.[1]
| Birth name | Hugh Brooks Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Inveraray, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 December 1953 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
He played for Watsonians.[2]
Provincial career
Wright played for Edinburgh District in the 1893 inter-city match.[3]
He played for Cities District in 1893.[4]
He played for East of Scotland District in 1894.[5]
International career
Coaching career
He coached Harrogate Old Boys; and was for a time, a coach at Ampleforth College.[7]
He was a Scottish amateur boxing champion.[7]
He was a keen rower, and was in the Portbello Amateur Rowing Club.[8][7]
He was born to Quintin Montgomery Wright (1826-1886), a solicitor, and Prudence Elizabeth Blake Giraud (1825-1919). Hugh was one of their nine children.[9]
Hugh married Dora Jane Hutton (1885-1939) in Wetherby, Yorkshire in 1907.[citation needed]
He died at Leeds General Infirmary. He is buried in St. Mary's churchyard in Boston Spa, Yorkshire.[7]
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