Jack Wright (rugby union, born 1910) explained

Jack Wright
Full Name:John Cecil Wright
Birth Date:6 August 1910
Birth Place:Whitchurch, England
Death Date:August 2003
Death Place:Lincolnshire, England
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1934
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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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Notes and References

  1. News: Collard . Norton H. . A man for all seasons . . 24 February 1989.
  2. News: Dominies Draw . . 27 January 1934.
  3. News: J. C. Wright Completes the English pack . Daily News . 20 January 1934.