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Born | (1886-06-15)15 June 1886 Masterton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1958(1958-06-02) (aged 71) Huddersfield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edgar Wrigley was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.
Early yearsβ»
Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealandββto Edmund & Betsy Hannah Wrigley and was a plumber by, "trade." He had five siblings, "sisters Bertha," Charlotte & Alice and "brothers Harry and Tom."
Rugby union careerβ»
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 theββUnion.
When Wrigley made his All Blacks dΓ©but in 1905 he was only 19 years 79 days of age and was the youngest personββto play a test for the "All Blacks." This record stood until 1994, when it was broken by Jonah Lomu.
Rugby league playing careerβ»
Wrigley was selected to be, part of the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. He played in eight tests for the Kiwis and was noted for his goal kicking abilities.
Following the tour Wrigley returned to Britain for a full-time professional career, signed with Runcorn for Β£400 and a guarantee of employment as a plumber. He later moved to Huddersfield, making 169 appearances for the club, before joining Hunslet for a fee of Β£550. He went to war and after returning played 7 games for Hunslet in the 1920-21 season before retiring.
County Cup Final appearancesβ»
Wrigley played stand-off, and scored a try, and a conversion in Huddersfield's 21β0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1909β10 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909, played at centre, and scored a conversion in the 2β8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1910β11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910. And played stand-off, and scored a try in the 22β10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1911 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1911β12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 25 November 1911.
Rugby league coaching careerβ»
He later coached Hull FC, and Bradford Northern.
County Cup Final appearancesβ»
Wrigley was the coach in Hull's 2β8 defeat by Dewsbury in the 1927 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1927β28 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 26 November 1927.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Scrum.com
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ John Haynes From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers, Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. ISBN 0-473-03864-1
- ^ Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
- ^ Derek Birley Land of sport and glory: sport and British society, 1887-1910, 1995. ISBN 0-7190-4494-4
- ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
External linksβ»
- 1886 births
- 1958 deaths
- Bradford Bulls coaches
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Hull F.C. coaches
- Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
- New Zealand builders
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
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