Shane Wright (born 13 March 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
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| Born | 13 March 1996 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editWright was born in Perth, Western Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Proserpine Whitsunday Brahmans before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at the age of 14.[2] Wright then moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, attending Palm Beach Currumbin State High School and playing junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.[3]
Playing career
editEarly career
editIn 2015 and 2016, Wright played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4] In November 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2017.[5]
2017
editIn round 24 of the 2017 NRL season, Wright made his NRL debut for the North Queensland Cowboys against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[6][7]
2018
editOn April 17, Wright re-signed with the North Queensland club until the end of the 2020 NRL season.[8] He spent the majority of the 2018 season playing for the Mackay Cutters, registering just two NRL games for the North Queensland side, which included a start at second row in their Round 18 loss to the Canberra Raiders.[9]
2019
editAfter starting the season playing for the Mackay Cutters, Wright earned an NRL call-up in Round 11, coming off the bench in a 22–16 win over the Canberra Raiders.[10] By Round 15, Wright had forced his way into the starting line up at second row, where he would remain for the rest of the season.[11] In Round 21, he scored his first NRL try in a 14–18 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[12] In Round 24, Wright scored the final try at Willows Sports Complex in a 15–8 win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[13] On 18 September, he was named the Cowboys' 2019 Rookie of the Year at the club's presentation night.[14]
2020
editIn February, Wright was a member of the North Queensland club's 2020 NRL Nines winning squad.[15] On 3 June, he re-signed with the North Queensland outfit until the end of the 2021 NRL season.[16] Wright played just eight NRL games for North Queensland in 2020, starting six at second-row.
2021
editOn 16 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League[17]
2022 & 2023
editWright played 12 games for Salford in the 2022 Super League season as they got to within one game of the grand final but were defeated 19-12 by St Helens. In the 2023 Super League season, Wright played 12 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[18]
Achievements and accolades
editIndividual
editTeam
edit- 2020 NRL Nines: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners
Statistics
editNRL / Super league
edit| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2017 |  North Queensland
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 |  Salford
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12 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 2024 | 27 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| Career totals | 93 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 | |
References
edit- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Shane Wright - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Times, Whitsunday (16 September 2010). "NRL teams sign our rising stars". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Greenwood, Emma (29 January 2016). "Teenager Shane Wright named in Gold Coast Titans' squad for Auckland Nines". Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold CoastBulletin. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "W". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "2017 Cowboys taking shape". Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Cowboys v Sharks". 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Final team: Cowboys v Sharks". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Building young stock – Wright, Clifford re-sign". 17 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Team lists: Raiders v Cowboys". Daily Telegraph. 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin".
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- ^ "Wright scores the last try at 1300SMILES Stadium". 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Wright crowned Rookie of the Year". 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Nines final team list: Final v Dragons". 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Feldt, Wright re-sign with Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Shane Wright: Salford Red Devils sign North Queensland Cowboys back-rower on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk. 2 October 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Shane Wright - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.