| Birth name | J. Harvey R. Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | High School of Dundee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1999–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Derek Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ian Laughland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvey Wright is a Scottish former rugby union player. He was the 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for and captained Dundee HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
He played for Midlands District 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
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ↑ "75 Years Old - Dundee High Rugby". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19641015/197/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19641026/201/0011 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19990626/862/0041 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19740907/154/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "The 1980's - A Centenary - Dundee High Rugby". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19550616/174/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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