Garth Wright

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

Garth Wright

Birth name	Garth Derick Wright
Date of birth	(1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth	East London, Eastern Cape
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
School	Muir College, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
University	University of Port Elizabeth
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1984–87, 93–94 1988–92 Eastern Province Transvaal 88 66 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1992 South Africa 7 (4)

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.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	New Zealand Cavaliers	33–18	Scrumhalf		24 May 1986	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.	New Zealand Cavaliers	24–10	Scrumhalf	1	31 May 1986	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.	World XV	20–19	Scrumhalf		26 Aug 1989	Newlands, Cape Town
4.	World XV	22–16	Scrumhalf		2 Sep 1989	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.	France	20–15	Scrumhalf		17 Oct 1992	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
6.	France	16–29	Scrumhalf		24 Oct 1992	Parc des Princes, Paris
7.	England	16–33	Scrumhalf		14 Nov 1992	Twickenham, London

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 548

References

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