Thomas Wright (born 21 July 1997) is an Australian professional dual-code rugby player who plays as a fullback for Super Rugby club the Brumbies and the Australia national team.
Wright previously played rugby league as a five-eighth for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL. He made his Australian representative rugby union debut for the Wallabies in the 2020 Bledisloe Cup series.
Background
Wright was born in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Tom played his junior rugby league for Clovelly Crocodiles and La Perouse Panthers. His junior rugby union was played with the Clovelly Eagles and then at high school while attending St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.[citation needed]
Rugby league
Wright made his NRL debut in Round 10, 2018 for Manly Sea Eagles against the Brisbane Broncos.[2]
Rugby union
In September 2018, Wright joined rugby union club, the ACT Brumbies on a two-year deal.[3]
He would go on to make his starting debut for the Wallabies against the All Blacks in November 2020, scoring in the 24-22 win at Suncorp Stadium.
Wright re-signed with the Brumbies and Rugby Australia until the end of 2023.[4]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 10 Sea Eagles vs Broncos". NRL. 12 May 2018.
- ^ "ACT Brumbies sign Tom Wright from Manly to land coup for rugby union". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Tom Wright re-signs with Brumbies, Rugby Australia". 10 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
External links
- Manly Sea Eagles profile
- Tom Wright at ESPNscrum
- Tom Wright at ItsRugby.co.uk
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