Kenneth Wright (rugby union)

Kenneth Wright

Birth name	Kenneth Moncrieff Wright
Date of birth	(1905-09-06)6 September 1905
Place of birth	Kolkata, India
Date of death	1 August 1984(1984-08-01) (aged 78)
Place of death	Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1923 Cheltenham College () London Scottish () 1927-30 Army Rugby Union () 1938 Stoke on Trent () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1929 Anglo-Scots () 1929-30 Kent () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1929 Scotland 4 (0)

Kenneth Wright (6 September 1905 – 1 August 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He was captain of the Cheltenham College team.

Wright played for London Scottish.

He played for the Army Rugby Union from 1927 to 1930.

In January 1938 he started playing for Stoke-on-Trent.

Provincial career

He was picked for the Anglo-Scots side to play the Provinces District on 21 December 1929.

He played for Kent from 1929 to 1930.

International career

He was capped four times for Scotland in 1929.

Military career

He went to the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich. He joined the 12th Field Brigade in India, and then appointed to an Indian Field Brigade at Bangalore 4 years later. He moved back to England where he was promoted to captain. He was posted to the 27th Field Brigade at Colchester.

Family

He was a son of E. Wright of Guernsey.