Stan Wright (rugby union)
Birth name | Stanley Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 September 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1.5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 131 kg (20 st 8 lb 288 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tereora College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Poila Wright (Mama Tuki) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stan Wright (born 29 September 1978) is a retired
Playing career
Stan's played for clubs such as the Marist Club in
Wright joined Irish side Leinster in December 2006 as an injury replacement for Will Green, after he was recommended to the club by Auckland scrum coach Mike Casey, who was a friend of the then Leinster forwards coach, Mike Brewer. Wright proved himself to be a successful scrummager and eventually nailed himself down as the first choice prop for the club.
The following season, Stanley helped
Stanley won the
Coaching career
Stan was appointed Forwards coach for the amateur Irish Rugby team, Suttonians RFC, for the 2009–2010 season.
In 2016, Stanley was hired as coach of the under 20's Cook Islands Rugby team.[6]
Personal life
Stan's mother, Poila Wright (Mama Tuki) was awarded an OBE in 2007.[7]
In 2011, Stan was the highest paid athlete from the Cook Islands.[8]
Honours
Cups
Personal Honours
- Magners League Dream Team for the 07–08 season.[9]
References
- ^ "Stan Wright". ERC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Announce Squad For New Season". Irish Rugby. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
- ^ "Schmidt's reign begins".
- ^ "O'Driscoll honoured by his peers". Irish Times. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Born on this day- 29th September". Ruck. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "National Rugby Coach Stan Wright to visit Cook Islands". Cook Islands Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Pukapuka , Cook Islands - 'Land of beautiful girls'".
- ^ "The Mag: Best-paid players from 200 countries". 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Quintet make Magners League Dream Team". May 2011.
- ^ Formerly known as Celtic League / Magners League
- Heineken European Cup