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Peter Wright
Birth namePeter Wright
Date of birth (1967-12-30) 30 December 1967 (age 56)
Place of birthBonnyrigg, Midlothian
Occupation(s)Blacksmith
rugby coach
HGV Driver
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Lasswade
Boroughmuir
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh
Border Reivers
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989
1992–96
1993
Scotland 'B'
Scotland
British and Irish Lions
1
21
(0)
(5)
Coaching career
Years Team


2019-
Murrayfield Wanderers
Glasgow Hawks
Glasgow High Kelvinside

Peter Wright (born 30 December 1967) is a former rugby union player and now coach.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Lasswade RFC and Boroughmuir.

Provincial and professional career

He played for Edinburgh District; and on professionalism in Scotland, played for Edinburgh Rugby and then Border Reivers.

International career

He was capped by Scotland B once, on 18 February 1989 against France 'B'.

He won 21 caps at prop for Scotland between 1992 and 1996, and toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions in 1993.

Coaching career

He now coaches Glasgow High Kelvinside.[1] He previously coached the Glasgow Hawks.

In the 2004–05 season Wright coached Hawks to a BT League and Cup double, beating Dundee HSFP 29–17 in the cup final on the international pitch at Murrayfield. He is also a Scottish Rugby development officer in Dumfries and Galloway. Wright started his coaching at Murrayfield Wanderers, leading them to the SRU Bowl in 2000, before joining Hawks.

On BBC Radio Scotland, Wright said of Scottish players that, "If you tell them six times that they are no good they will believe you, but you have to tell them a million times that they are good to get the same result."

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Coaching role for Ruaridh Jackson". www.glasgowwarriors.com.