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Matthew Wright (rugby league)
Matthew Wright
Personal information
Nickname Wrighty
Born 30 January 1991 (age 25)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position fullback,
wing,
centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–13
Cronulla Sharks 62 12 6 0 60
2014–
North Queensland 34 18 0 0 72
Total 96 30 6 0 132
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013
Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
2016
World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source:
RLP
Matthew Wright (born 30 January 1991) is an New Zealand
rugby league player who currently plays for the
North Queensland Cowboys in the
NRL competition. He plays at
centre,
wing or
fullback.
Early careerEdit
Born in
Auckland, New Zealand, Wright grew up in
Blacktown, New South Wales, playing his junior rugby league for St Patrick's and attending
Patrician Brothers' College. While attending Patrician Brothers', Wright was a member of their rugby league team that was defeated by Matraville High in the final of 2007
GIO Schoolboy Cup.
[1] In 2008, Wright was selected to play for the
Australian Schoolboys.
A
Penrith Panthers junior, Wright played for the Panther's
Harold Matthews Cup and
S.G. Ball Cup sides, winning the Harold Matthews Player of the Year award in 2007.
[2] In 2008, Wright debuted for Penrith's
NYC team. In 10 games, he scored 6 tries and kicked 28 goals.
[3] That year he signed a three-year deal with the
Cronulla Sharks.
[4]
Playing careerEdit
2009Edit
After starting the 2009 season in the NYC, Wright made his first grade debut for the Sharks at just 18 years old.
[5] In his rookie season, Wright played 17 games and scored 6 tries.
2010Edit
Wright spent the 2010 season playing for Cronulla's NYC and NSW Cup sides. At the end of the season, Wright played two games for the
Junior Kangaroos and was selected in Samoa's train-on squad.
2011Edit
In 2011, Wright returned to first grade for the Sharks, playing 19 games all on the wing and scoring 4 tries.
2012Edit
Wright spent the majority of 2012 playing fullback for Cronulla, scoring 1 try.
2013Edit
In 2013, he made his Test debut for Samoa in the
Pacific Rugby League International against
Tonga.
[6]
Later that season, Wright was a member of the Sharks victorious
New South Wales Cup side.
[7]
2014Edit
In January 2014, Wright signed a one-year deal with the
North Queensland Cowboys.
[8] Wright made his debut for the Cowboys in their Round 5 win over the
Newcastle Knights, in which he scored a try. On 22 August, Wright became one of the current NRL players and former Sharks players to accept reduced bans from the
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for his role in the 2011
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements controversy.
[9]
Wright finished his first season for the Cowboys with 9 tries in 17 games, including a first half hat-trick in the side's 64-6 win over the
Wests Tigers.
2015Edit
In Round 5 of the
2015 NRL season, Wright scored his second hat-trick for the Cowboys in their 30-10 win over the
Penrith Panthers.
Statistics
Personal life
References
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