Ken Wright (rugby)

For other people with the same name, see Kenneth Wright (disambiguation).

Ken Wright

Personal information
Born	(1956-04-11) 11 April 1956
Playing information
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–81 Eastern Suburbs 22 6 36 0 90 1982–83 South Sydney 36 6 5 11 41 Total 58 12 41 11 131
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Ken Wright (born 11 April 1956 in Malabar, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He started his football career in rugby union at the Randwick club in 1974. A pivotal moment in his representative career came in 1975 when, representing Sydney against the touring international team, he appeared to sidestep the entire opposition forward pack to score a try. He was selected to represent Australia in 1975 and went on to play nine international tests. Wright's rugby union career lasted until the end of 1978 when, in 1979, he converted to rugby league and joined Eastern Suburbs Roosters and later the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competitions. His position of choice was at five-eighth.

Wright is also a former Australian beach sprint champion.

External links

• Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 78. ISBN 0-909558-83-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)