Ken Wright (rugby)
Australian former rugby footballer (born 1956)
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Ken Wright (born 11 April 1956 in Malabar, New South Wales) is an Australian former dual code rugby footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Born | 11 April 1956 Malabar, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (11 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union career
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.[citation needed]
He was selected to represent Australia in 1975 and went on to play nine international tests.[citation needed]
Rugby league career
Wright's rugby union career lasted until the end of 1978 when, in 1979, he converted to rugby league and joined Eastern Suburbs and later South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competitions.[3]
