Kurt Wrigley (born 13 September 1969) is an

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coach and former player. He played for the

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, and the

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and has also been an assistant coach at the

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and

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Retirement

After his retirement at the end of 1997, Wrigley went on to become a qualified

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, serving as an assistant coach for the Adelaide Rams. He then moved to the Cronulla Sharks and worked in coaching and development, coaching the Matthew's Cup side to a premiership in 2000. Following that, he took a role as NRL Assistant Coach with

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from 2004 - 2008. He then spent a year as Chief Executive of

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Australia. He worked as an NRL assistant coach with South Sydney Rabbitohs between 2010 and 2016. In 2015, he was named as the Queensland under-20s State of Origin coach. In 2017, Wrigley joined the

as an assistant coach, before leaving for other opportunities outside of rugby league in 2018. Kurt is now a facilitator at

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Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

Matches played

References

External links

Kurt Wrigley's profile
on the Leading Teams website 1969 births Living people Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Rugby league fullbacks Adelaide Rams players Rugby league five-eighths St. George Dragons players Rugby league players from Toowoomba {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub