Nigel Wright (8 November 1973) is an English former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has
coach
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ed in the 2010s. He played at representative level for
England, and at club level for
Stanley Rangers
Stanley Rangers (founded 1919) is an amateur rugby league club situated in the village of Stanley near Wakefield. They are in Division One of the National Conference League.
Players range from 8-years old and receive training in all aspects of ...
ARLFC,
Wakefield Trinity,
Wigan and
Huddersfield Giants as a , or ,
and coached for
Barrow Raiders.
Playing career
Club career
Wright is the joint-fifth youngest player (along with
Neil Fox) to make his début for
Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years and 3-months in 1990.
Wright played and scored a
goal, and a
drop goal in Trinity's 29–16 victory over
Sheffield Eagles
The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Championship (rugby league), Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their forme ...
in the
1992–93 Yorkshire Cup
The 1992 Yorkshire Cup was the eighty-fifth and last occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Sheffield Eagles by the score of 29-16
Background
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Final at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
The g ...
,
Leeds on 18 October 1992.
In 1993,
Wigan paid Wakefield a fee of £140,000 for Wright, which was a record transfer fee for a teenager.
A series of ankle injuries limited his impact at Wigan,
and was released by the club at the end of the 1998 season.
After playing one season for
Huddersfield Giants, injuries forced Wright to retire prematurely.
International honours
Nigel Wright won a
cap for
England while at
Wakefield Trinity in 1995 against France.
He is one of only eight players to have scored a drop goal for England.
Coaching career
In 2009, Wright joined the coaching staff at
Warrington Wolves as an assistant to
James Lowes.
Wright was named as assistant to
Garry Schofield at
Barrow Raiders ahead of the 2011 season. In March 2011, Wright took over as head coach following the departure of Schofield. He left the club in July 2011.
References
External links
Statistics at wigan.rlfans.comNigel Has The Wright Stuff For JimmyRugby League: Wright shown door by Wigan
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1973 births
Living people
Barrow Raiders coaches
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league coaches
English rugby league players
Great Britain under-21 national rugby league team players
Huddersfield Giants players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league locks
Wakefield Trinity players
Wigan Warriors players