Edgar Wrigley biography

Born: June 15, 1886 - Masterton
Died: June 2, 1958 - Huddersfield, England
Test record: 8 Tests (1908) - 10 goals (20 points)
Tours: 1907-08 tour of Britain and Australia

Wairarapa and All Blacks representative Edgar Wrigley was one of the stars of the 1907-08 'All Golds' tour, before embarking on a successful club career in England.

Scoring a try in his only rugby union match for New Zealand against the touring Australian team in 1905 aged 19 years and 79 days, Wrigley remained the youngest All Blacks Test player for almost 90 years - Jonah Lomu broke his record in 1994.

Wrigley was selected in the 'professional' All Blacks squad two years later and featured in all three matches against NSW (under union rules) en route to Britain, where he made 31 appearances. He was at five-eighth in New Zealand's first-ever Test, a 9-8 loss to Wales, and featured in all four Tests against England and Northern Union.

The 21-year-old made a further nine appearances in Australia and lined up in all three Tests, kicking six goals as New Zealand wrapped up the series in the second clash in Brisbane and a further three goals in the third Test loss in Sydney.

Wrigley returned to Britain in 1908 after signing a contract with Runcorn, before moving to Huddersfield and playing 169 games for the club - including three Yorkshire Cup final appearances. He joined Hunslet in 1914 and served in World War I, turning out for the club after the war. He later coached Hull FC and Bradford Northern.