Alan Wright (rugby union)

Alan Hercules Wright (14 April 1914 — 2 December 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union international.

Alan Wright

Full name	Alan Hercules Wright
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter International career Years Team Apps Points 1938 New Zealand

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Despite scoring 11 tries from four uncapped matches, Wright was unable to force his way into the Test team.^[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players