Nigel Wright (rugby league)


Nigel Wright is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has coached in the 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity, Wigan and Huddersfield Giants as a, or, and coached for Barrow Raiders.

Playing career

International honours

Nigel Wright won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1995 against France. He is one of only eight players to have scored a drop goal for England.

Club career

Wright is the joint-fifth youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years and 3-months in 1990.
Wright played and scored a goal, and a drop goal in Trinity's 29–16 victory over Sheffield Eagles in the 1992–93 Yorkshire County Cup Final at Elland Road, Leeds on 18 October 1992.
In 1993, Wigan paid Wakefield a fee of £140,000 for Wright. A series of ankle injuries limited his impact at Wigan.