Rex Wright is an Australia

Australia

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n former professional rugby league

Rugby league

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 player for the North Sydney Bears

North Sydney Bears

The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...

 in the New South Wales Rugby League

New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...

 competition. He also made one appearance at representative level for New South Wales

New South Wales Rugby League team

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. His position of choice was at hooker.

Wright is one of only three players ever to have been selected to play for New South Wales in the Rugby League State of Origin

Rugby League State of Origin

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 series whilst not actually playing in the NSWRL

New South Wales Rugby League

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 at the time. Wright was playing for North Newcastle in the Newcastle Rugby League

Newcastle Rugby League

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 when he was selected in 1984 for his sole representative appearance.

After his retirement in 1987, Wright went on to become an assistant coach

Coach (sport)

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 to Royce Simmons

Royce Simmons

Royce Simmons is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player, currently the head coach of St Helens RLFC in the European Super League...

 at the Penrith Panthers

Penrith Panthers

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Point scoring summary

Games	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
42	1	-	-	4

Matches played

Team	Matches	Years
North Sydney Bears	42	1985–1987
New South Wales	1	1984

Sources

• Whiticker, Alan
  Alan Whiticker
  Alan J. Whiticker is an Australian non-fiction author with currently over 30 published books.Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but has also published works on subjects as diverse as the Wanda Beach Murders and an adaptation...
  
  & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney