Garth Wright

Garth Derick Wright (born 9 September 1963) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Wright played for Eastern Province and Transvaal in the South African domestic competitions. He made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers team on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Wright scored his first and only test try in his second test, the fourth test against the Cavaliers. He was capped 7 times and scored 1 try for the Springboks and also played a further five tour matches.

Test history No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. New Zealand Cavaliers33–18 Scrumhalf 24 May 1986 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 2. New Zealand Cavaliers24–10 Scrumhalf 1 31 May 1986 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 3. World XV 20–19 Scrumhalf 26 Aug 1989 Newlands, Cape Town 4. World XV 22–16 Scrumhalf 2 Sep 1989 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 20–15 Scrumhalf 17 Oct 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 6. 16–29 Scrumhalf 24 Oct 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris 7. 16–33 Scrumhalf 14 Nov 1992 Twickenham, London