Edgar Wrigley

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Edgar Wrigley
Personal information
Born(1886-06-15)15 June 1886
Second five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1903–07 Wairarapa 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905–05 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Runcorn
1908–13 Huddersfield 169 84 162 576
1914–20 Hunslet 27 4 4 0 20
Total 196 88 166 0 596
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–08 New Zealand 44 (8) 11 21 (10) 0 78 (20)
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1927–31 Hull F.C.
Bradford Northern
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Edgar Wrigley was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.

Early years

Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealand to Edmund & Betsy Hannah Wrigley and was a plumber by trade.[3] He had five siblings, sisters Bertha, Charlotte & Alice and brothers Harry and Tom.

Rugby union career

Wrigley played rugby union for the Red Star club in Masterton and between 1903 and 1907 he played 18 games for Wairarapa. His brothers, Harry and Tom, also represented the Union.

When Wrigley made his

All Blacks début in 1905 he was only 19 years 79 days of age and was the youngest person to play a test for the All Blacks. This record stood until 1994, when it was broken by Jonah Lomu
.

Rugby league playing career

Wrigley was selected to be part of the

1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. He played in eight tests for the Kiwis and was noted for his goal kicking abilities.[3]

Following the tour Wrigley returned to Britain for a full-time professional career, signed with Runcorn for £400 and a guarantee of employment as a plumber.[3] He later moved to Huddersfield, making 169 appearances for the club,[4] before joining Hunslet for a fee of £550.[5] He went to war and after returning played 7 games for Hunslet in the 1920-21 season before retiring.

County Cup Final appearances

Wrigley played

1911 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1911–12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield
on Saturday 25 November 1911.

Rugby league coaching career

He later coached Hull FC,[6] and Bradford Northern.

County Cup Final appearances

Wrigley was the

1927 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
on Saturday 26 November 1927.

References

  1. ^ Scrum.com
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-473-03864-1
  4. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7
    .
  5. ISBN 0-7190-4494-4
  6. ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links

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