Liam Wright
Australia international rugby union player (born 1997)
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Liam Wright (born 6 November 1997) is an Australian rugby union player. He has most recently played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby, being the teams co-captain alongside Tate McDermott. He also played for Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship (NRC).[2] His usual position is flanker. He has also captained Australia in international rugby, receiving the honour under coach Joe Schmidt for the Wallabies' 2024 Test series against Wales and Georgia.[3][4]
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| Born | 6 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Anglican Church Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Wright began his senior rugby career with Easts Tigers, playing Queensland Premier Rugby in 2016.[5] He was selected in the Australian Under-20 team in 2016 and 2017 for the World Championships in Italy and Georgia.[6] Wright joined the Queensland Country team and made his debut in Australia's National Rugby Championship (NRC) in October 2016, playing against the NSW Country Eagles.[7]
In 2017, he signed a two-year professional contract with the Queensland Reds for the following two seasons.[8] After impressing national selectors during the NRC in 2017, Wright played for Australia against the Barbarians in Sydney,[9] and was then chosen as one of two development players in the Wallabies tour squad for the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[10][11]
Wright made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds off the bench in the team's first match of the 2018 season, playing against the Rebels in Melbourne.[12]
He was selected in the Australia squad for the Bledisloe Cup in 2019,[13] and made his test debut against New Zealand at Eden Park in August that year.[3]
After suffering a run of injuries, Wright returned to the Wallabies fold under newly-appointed coach Joe Schmidt in July 2024. He was made captain for their first test against Wales on their three-test tour of Australia.[3][4]
In October 2025, after eight years at the Queensland Reds, Wright departed the club after a breakdown on contractual agreement terms.[14][15] Wright had played just 58 minutes of rugby in 2025 after sustaining a shoulder injury against Wales on their 2024 tour of Australia.[15]