Ronald Wright (rugby union)

Ronald Wright

Birth name	Ronald William James Wright
Date of birth	(1949-05-06)6 May 1949
Date of death	11 October 1983(1983-10-11) (aged 34)
Place of death	Hillingdon, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh University () Edinburgh Wanderers () Richmond () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District () - Middlesex () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 Scotland 'B' 1 (0) 1973 Scotland 1 (0)

Ronald Wright (6 May 1949 - 11 October 1983) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh University.

He moved on to play for Edinburgh Wanderers.

Moving to England, he then played for Richmond in London.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.

He played for Middlesex against Gloucestershire in the English county championship of the 1975-76 season.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' on 11 November 1972 to play against France 'B' while still playing with Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Wanderers. France 'B' won the match 17 - 15 and The Glasgow Herald noted:

Apart from the solid front row, only one Scot, Wright, did himself justice. It was he that kept Scotland in contention at the touchline, and his aggressive work elsewhere, notably in ruck drive and maul wrestling, should have served as a reminder to others.

While with Edinburgh Wanderers, he made his full senior Scotland debut on 13 January 1973 against France in Paris. It was his only senior cap.