Hugh Wright, (7 November 1875 – 24 December 1953) was a

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international rugby football player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

Wright played for Edinburgh District in the

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inter-city match. He played for Cities District in

. He played for East of Scotland District in 1894.

International career

He was capped once for

in 1894.

Coaching career

He coached Harrogate Old Boys; and was for a time, a coach at Ampleforth College.

Boxing career

He was a Scottish amateur boxing champion.

Rowing career

He was a keen rower, and was in the Portbello Amateur Rowing Club.

Family

He was born to Quintin Montgomery Wright (1826-1886), a solicitor, and Prudence Elizabeth Blake Giraud (1825-1919). Hugh was one of their nine children. Hugh married Dora Jane Hutton (1885-1939) in Wetherby, Yorkshire in 1907.

Death

He died at Leeds General Infirmary. He is buried in St. Mary's churchyard in Boston Spa, Yorkshire.

References

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