Garth Wright
Birth nameGarth Derick Wright
Date of birth (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 60)
Place of birthEast London, Eastern Cape
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
SchoolMuir College, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
UniversityUniversity of Port Elizabeth
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984–87, 93–94
1988–92		 Eastern Province
Transvaal		 88
66		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1992 South Africa 7 (4)

Garth Derick Wright (born 9 September 1963) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Wright played for Eastern Province and Transvaal in the South African domestic competitions. He made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers team on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Wright scored his first and only test try in his second test, the fourth test against the Cavaliers. He was capped 7 times and scored 1 try for the Springboks and also played a further five tour matches.[2]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(RSA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1. New Zealand Cavaliers 33–18 Scrumhalf 24 May 1986 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2. New Zealand Cavaliers 24–10 Scrumhalf 1 31 May 1986 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. World XV 20–19 Scrumhalf 26 Aug 1989 Newlands, Cape Town
4. World XV 22–16 Scrumhalf 2 Sep 1989 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.  France 20–15 Scrumhalf 17 Oct 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
6.  France 16–29 Scrumhalf 24 Oct 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris
7.  England 16–33 Scrumhalf 14 Nov 1992 Twickenham, London

See also

References

  1. ^ "Garth Wright". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 96. ISBN 0620172940.
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