Peter Wright (rugby union, born 1967)

For other people named Peter Wright, see Peter Wright (disambiguation).

Peter Wright

Birth name	Peter Wright
Date of birth	(1967-12-30) 30 December 1967
Place of birth	Bonnyrigg, Midlothian
Occupation(s)	Blacksmith rugby coach HGV Driver
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Lasswade Boroughmuir () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Border Reivers () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–96 1993 Scotland British and Irish Lions 21 (5) Coaching career Years Team 2019- Murrayfield Wanderers Glasgow Hawks Glasgow High Kelvinside

Peter Wright (born 30 December 1967) is a former rugby union footballer and coach. He won 21 caps at prop for Scotland between 1992 and 1996, and toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions in 1993. He now coaches Glasgow High Kelvinside. He previously coached the Glasgow Hawks.

He is a former blacksmith and a former Lasswade RFC and Boroughmuir player.

Coaching

In the 2004–05 season Wright coached Hawks to a BT League and Cup double, beating Dundee HSFP 29–17 in the cup final on the international pitch at Murrayfield. He is also a Scottish Rugby development officer in Dumfries and Galloway. Wright started his coaching at Murrayfield Wanderers, leading them to the SRU Bowl in 2000, before joining Hawks.

On BBC Radio Scotland, Wright said of Scottish players that, "If you tell them six times that they are no good they will believe you, but you have to tell them a million times that they are good to get the same result."

External links

• Under-19s' build-up worries Wright - The Scotsman, 25 March 2006