Garth Wright
Birth nameGarth Derick Wright
Birth placeEast London, Eastern Cape
Birth date9 September 1963 (age 63)
Height1.75m
Weight78kg
PositionScrumhalf
Province 1Eastern Province
Province 2Transvaal
Provinceyears 11984–87, 93–94
Provinceyears 21988–92
Provinceapps 188
Provinceapps 266
Repteam 1South Africa
Repyears 11986–1992
Repcaps 17
Reppoints 14
SchoolMuir College, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
UniversityUniversity of Port Elizabeth

Garth Derick Wright (born 9 September 1963) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Wright played for Eastern Province and Transvaal in the South African domestic competitions. He made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers team on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Wright scored his first and only test try in his second test, the fourth test against the Cavaliers. He was capped 7 times and scored 1 try for the Springboks and also played a further five tour matches.[2]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(RSA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.New Zealand Cavaliers33–18Scrumhalf24 May 1986Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.New Zealand Cavaliers24–10Scrumhalf131 May 1986Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.World XV20–19Scrumhalf26 Aug 1989Newlands, Cape Town
4.World XV22–16Scrumhalf2 Sep 1989Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.France20–15Scrumhalf17 Oct 1992Stade de Gerland, Lyon
6.France16–29Scrumhalf24 Oct 1992Parc des Princes, Paris
7.England16–33Scrumhalf14 Nov 1992Twickenham, London

See also

References

  1. ^ "Garth Wright". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 96. ISBN 0620172940.