Cameron Robin Wright (born 20 April 1994) is a South African

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player for the in

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and in the

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. His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Wright represented KwaZulu-Natal at Under-16 level when he was selected in their squad for the Grant Khomo Week held in

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in 2010. Two years later, he represented their Under-18 side at the 2012 Under-18

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tournament. Later in the same year, Wright was a member of the side that played in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting seven of their matches. He made twelve appearances for the team during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship and graduated to the side in

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. In 2014, Wright also played in the Varsity Shield competition for university side . He started all eight regular season matches for the side as they finished in second place. He also played in the final against , but could not prevent them slipping to a 35–26 defeat. He also played in the side's promotion play-off as they attempted to secure a spot in the 2015 Varsity Cup, but failing to do so as they suffered a 42–8 defeat to .

Sharks

After the 2014 Varsity Shield, Wright was included in the squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and was named on the bench for their match against the , but failed to make an appearance. A few months later, however, Wright found himself as the starting scrum-half for the for their opening match of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season following the recent departure of Charl McLeod, Cobus Reinach's involvement with the

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and injuries to Conrad Hoffmann and Stefan Ungerer.

References

External links

Cameron Wright
on ''itsrugby.co.uk''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Cameron 1994 births Living people Montpellier Hérault Rugby players Rugby union players from Durban Rugby union scrum-halves Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players South African rugby union players Southern Kings players 21st-century South African sportsmen South African expatriate rugby union players in France