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Kenneth Wright (rugby union)

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Kenneth Wright
Birth nameKenneth Moncrieff Wright
Date of birth(1905-09-06)6 September 1905
Place of birthKolkata, India
Date of death1 August 1984(1984-08-01) (aged 78)
Place of deathSaint 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.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He was captain of the Cheltenham College team.[2]

Wright played for London Scottish.[3]

He played for the Army Rugby Union from 1927 to 1930.[4]

In January 1938 he started playing for Stoke-on-Trent.[5]

Provincial career

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He was picked for the Anglo-Scots side to play the Provinces District on 21 December 1929.[6][7]

He played for Kent from 1929 to 1930.[4]

International career

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He was capped four times for Scotland in 1929.[8]

Military career

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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.[4]

Family

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He was a son of E. Wright of Guernsey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenneth Moncrieff Wright". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002560/19231013/169/0008
  3. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. ^ a b c d https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19380117/076/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19380121/365/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000954/19291213/025/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19291209/135/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Kenneth Wright - Test matches". ESPN scrum.