Edgar Wrigley
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1886 Masterton, New Zealand | |||||
| Died | 2 June 1958 (aged 71) Huddersfield, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | 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 | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre, Stand-off | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Runcorn | ||||||
| 1908–13 | Huddersfield | 169 | 84 | 162 | 576 | |
| Hunslet | ||||||
| Total | 169 | 84 | 162 | 0 | 576 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1907–08 | New Zealand | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1927–31 | Hull | |||||
| Bradford Northern | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||
Edgar Wrigley was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby union and rugby league.
Early years
Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealand and was a plumber by trade.[3]
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 debut 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 professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. He played in eight tests for the Kiwis and was noted for his goalkicking 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]
County Cup final appearances
Wrigley played Stand-off, and scored a try and a conversion in Huddersfield's 21-0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909.
He played Centre and scored a conversion in Hull's 2-8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.
He played stand-off, and scored a try in Hull's the 22-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 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[6] and Bradford Northern.
County Cup final appearances
Wrigley was the coach in Hull's 2-8 defeat by Dewsbury in the 1927 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1927–28 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 26 November 1927.
References
- ↑ Scrum.com
- ↑ RLP
- 1 2 3 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 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.