Thomas Peter Wright (28 February 1931 - 22 April 2002) was an English rugby union international.[1]

Biography

Born in Roxby, Lincolnshire, Wright was educated at The Judd School and played his early rugby for Tonbridge.[2]

Wright, a prop, joined Blackheath in 1954 and went on to captain the club in the early 1960s.[3] He was capped 13 times by England from 1960 to 1962 and toured South Africa with the 1962 British Lions.[4]

A brewery worker by profession, Wright died of a heart attack in 2002 at the age of 71.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Children, J. C. (27 March 1964). "Our only England cap". Sevenoaks Chronicle.
  2. ^ "Peter Wright: I May Retire". Nottingham Evening News. 26 March 1960.
  3. ^ "Peter Wright Is Captain Of Blackheath". Tunbridge Wells Courier. 25 August 1961.
  4. ^ "Meet The Lions". Liverpool Echo. 7 April 1962.
  5. ^ "About Rugby". The Daily Telegraph. 25 April 2002.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wright_(rugby_union,_born_1931)
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