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| Born | 13 September 1969 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Wrigley (born 13 September 1969, in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league coach and former player. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Dragons, and the Adelaide Rams and has also been an assistant coach at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights.[2]
Retirement
After his retirement at the end of 1997, Wrigley went on to become a qualified coach, serving as an assistant coach for the Adelaide Rams. He then moved to the Cronulla Sharks and worked in coaching and development, coaching the Matthew's Cup side to a premiership in 2000. Following that, he took a role as NRL Assistant Coach with St. George Illawarra Dragons from 2004 - 2008. He then spent a year as Chief Executive of Oztag Australia.[3]
He worked as an NRL assistant coach with South Sydney Rabbitohs between 2010 and 2016.[4] In 2015, he was named as the Queensland under-20s State of Origin coach.[5]
In 2017, Wrigley joined the Newcastle Knights as an assistant coach,[6] before leaving for other opportunities outside of rugby league in 2018.[7]
Kurt is now a facilitator at Leading Teams.
Career playing statistics
Point scoring summary
| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 105 |
Matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cronulla Sharks | 21 | 1992–1994 |
| St. George Dragons | 5 | 1995 |
| Adelaide Rams | 15 | 1997 |
References
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Kurt Wrigley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995.ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009. article: Fresh start for Brown. URL retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Souths out to repay sacked coaches". ESPN.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Kurt Wrigley Appointed QLD Under 20s Coach". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Knights Football Department update". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Knights recruit new assistant coach". Retrieved 6 October 2017.