Harvey Wright
Harvey Wright is a Scottish former rugby union player. He was the 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Birth name | J. Harvey R. Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1999–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Derek Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ian Laughland |
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for and captained Dundee HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Midlands Dsitrict against North of Scotland District on 24 October 1964.[3] The North won the match.[4]
He was not selected for the subsequent North and Midlands match; but later he did go on to captain the side.[5]
Administrative career
He became a selector for Midlands District in 1974.[6]
Wright became President of Dundee HSFP. During the club's centenary year in 1980, Wright wrote in the centenary book that the Dundee club strived to play attractive open rugby.[7]
Wright became the 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1999 to 2000.[8]
Other interests
He played tennis and was a beaten finalist in the Midlands boys singles tournament at Broughty Ferry Games Club in 1955.[9]
References
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
- http://www.dundeehighrugby.club/club-history/75-years-old/
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19641015/197/0014
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19641026/201/0011
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19990626/862/0041
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19740907/154/0008
- https://www.dundeehighrugby.club/club-history/the-1980s-a-centenary/
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19550616/174/0006