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Owen Wright Personal information Full name Owen Grant Wright Born New Zealand Playing information Position Second-row Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Otahuhu Manukau Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978–1986 Auckland 42 1982–1986 New Zealand 16 1 0 0 4 1983–1986 New Zealand Māori Coaching information Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1991–1993 Auckland Source: RLP Owen Grant Wright[1] is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in sixteen Tests, including in matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup.
His brother Nick also represented New Zealand while his father Owen and his uncles Jack and Joe all represented the New Zealand Māori side.
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Playing career
Wright was an Otahuhu Leopards player in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2][3] He won several trophies while at Otahuhu, including both the Lipscombe Cup for sportsman of the year and Rothville Trophy for player of the year in 1984.
In 1974 Wright was an Under-17 and Under-19 Auckland representative. He played for the Under-21's in 1975 before making his senior debut for Auckland in 1978.[2]
Wright represented the New Zealand Māori team, including touring Great Britain and at the 1986 Pacific Cup.[4][5]
Wright remained in Auckland despite having offers from professional clubs in England and Australia.[4] In 1986 he played for the Manukau Magpies club.[6]
Coaching career
Between 1991 and 1993 Wright coached Auckland in the national provincial competition.[4]
Later years
Wright now works in radio. He has commentated on New Zealand Warriors matches for Radio Sport since 1995.[4]
References
- ^ WRIGHT, OWEN GRANT 1982 - 86 - KIWI #567 nzleague.co'nz
- ^ a b Otahuhu Rovers Rugby League Football and Sports Club Inc Auckland Rugby League
- ^ Lowe, Graham (11 May 2008). "Graham Lowe: Simplicity key to supercoach". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10509399. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 130–133. ISBN 1869693310, 9781869693312. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover.
- ^ A Passport to the World The Whitehaven News, 21 April 2010
- ^ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101
New Zealand squad – 1988 Rugby League World Cup Finalists 1 Gary Mercer • 2 Tony Iro • 3 Kevin Iro • 4 Dean Bell (c) • 5 Mark Elia • 6 Gary Freeman • 7 Clayton Friend
• 8 Adrian Shelford • 9 Wayne Wallace • 10 Peter Brown • 11 Kurt Sorensen • 12 Mark Graham • 13 Mark Horo
• 14 Shane Cooper • 15 Sam Stewart • Coach: Tony Gordon
1985-1988 Wider squad: Fred Ah Kuoi • Riki Cowan • Marty Crequer • Esene Faimalo • Olsen Filipaina • Barry Harvey • Shane Horo • Gary Kemble • James Leuluai • Hugh McGahan • Dane O'Hara • Ron O'Regan • Gary Prohm • Joe Ropati • Dane Sorensen • Howie Tamati • Kevin Tamati • Brent Todd • Darrell Williams • Owen Wright
1985-1986 Coach: Graham LoweCategories:- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- Otahuhu Leopards players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- New Zealand rugby league commentators
- Auckland rugby league team coaches
- Manukau Magpies players
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