Murray Wright

For the school in Detroit, Michigan, see Murray-Wright High School.

Murray Wright is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1975 World Cup.^[1]

Murray Wright

Personal information
Full name	Murray Thomas Wright
Born	(1953-12-07) 7 December 1953 (age 71) New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Otahuhu Leopards 1974–75 Bramley Hornby Panthers Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–75 Auckland 1975 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 1976–?? Canterbury
Source: [1]

Playing career

Wright played for Otahuhu and played for Auckland.^[2] He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team squad for the 1975 World Cup, but did not play a match at the tournament.^[3]

Wright also had a brief spell in English club rugby league, making several appearances for Bramley during the 1974–75 season.^[4]

In 1976 Wright moved to Christchurch, joining the Hornby club and representing Canterbury. The New Zealand Rugby League imposed a $1000 transfer fee.^[5]