Harvey Wright

Harvey Wright is a Scottish former rugby union player. He was the 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Harvey Wright
Birth nameJ. Harvey R. Wright
SchoolHigh School of Dundee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Dundee HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964 Midlands District
North and Midlands		 ()
113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1999–2000
Preceded byDerek Brown
Succeeded byIan Laughland

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
  1. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
  2. "75 Years Old - Dundee High Rugby". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19641015/197/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19641026/201/0011 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19990626/862/0041 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19740907/154/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "The 1980's - A Centenary - Dundee High Rugby". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
  9. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19550616/174/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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