Brian Wright is an Australian former

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footballer who played for South Sydney and

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in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. Wright began his

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(NSWRL) career with South Sydney in 1957 making 15 first grade appearances with that club. In 1960 the forward joined Eastern Suburbs, playing 29 matches in his two years at that club. Wright was a member of the Easts side that went down to St George in the 1960

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. He is one of only a handful of players to be

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in a Grand Final after Wright and St George's forward, Kevin Ryan, were dismissed for fighting midway through the second half of the match.

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