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Jack Wright (rugby union, born 1910)

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Jack Wright
Full nameJohn Cecil Wright
Date of birth(1910-08-06)6 August 1910
Place of birthWhitchurch, England
Date of deathAugust 2003
Place of deathLincolnshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934 England 1 (0)

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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Collard, Norton H. (24 February 1989). "A man for all seasons". Grantham Journal.
  2. ^ "Dominies Draw". Staffordshire Sentinel. 27 January 1934.
  3. ^ "J. C. Wright Completes the English pack". Daily News. 20 January 1934.
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