Jack Wright (rugby union, born 1910)
| Full name | John Cecil Wright | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Whitchurch, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Cecil Wright (6 August 1910 – August 2003) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, Wright was educated at Shrewsbury Preparatory School and Sedbergh School.[1]
Wright worked for the Metropolitan Police from 1929 to 1935 and was based at a station in central London. He captained the Metropolitan Police rugby side, while making appearances with Crewe and Nantwich when on leave.[2] In 1934, Wright was capped for England in a Home Nations match against Wales in Cardiff.[3] He also played football as a goalkeeper with Shrewsbury Town in the Midland Football League.[1]
During World War II, Wright served as a King's Shropshire Light Infantry officer and participated in the Tunisian campaign, for which he was mentioned in dispatches in 1943. He was later a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany.[1]
Wright was a farmer in Lincolnshire and Wales in his post war years.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Collard, Norton H. (24 February 1989). "A man for all seasons". Grantham Journal.
- ^ "Dominies Draw". Staffordshire Sentinel. 27 January 1934.
- ^ "J. C. Wright Completes the English pack". Daily News. 20 January 1934.
External links
[edit]- Jack Wright at ESPNscrum
- 1910 births
- 2003 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Shropshire
- People from Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Metropolitan Police officers
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- King's Shropshire Light Infantry officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Italy
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- British World War II prisoners of war
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen