Rugby player
| Full name | Alan Hercules Wright | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1914-04-14)14 April 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 December 1990(1990-12-02) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan Hercules Wright (14 April 1914 — 2 December 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
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.
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. Despite scoring 11 tries from four uncapped matches, Wright was unable to force his way into the Test team.
See also
References
- "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.