Background
Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealand and was a plumber by trade.
rugby league player rugby union player
Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealand and was a plumber by trade.
Wrigley played rugby union for the Red Star club in Masterton and between 1903 and 1907 he played 18 games for Wairarapa. When Wrigley made his All Blacks debut in 1905 he was only 19 years 79 days of age and was the youngest person to play a test for the All Blacks. This record stood until 1994, when it was broken by Jonah Lomu.
Wrigley was selected to be part of the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain.
He played in eight tests for the Kiwis and was noted for his goalkicking abilities. Following the tour Wrigley returned to Britain for a full-time professional career, signed with Runcorn for £400 and a guarantee of employment as a plumber.
He later moved to Huddersfield, making 169 appearances for the club, before joining Hunslet for a fee of £550. County Cup final appearances
Edgar Wrigley was the coach in Hull"s 2-8 defeat by Dewsbury in the 1927 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1927-1928 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 26 November 1927.
Club career
He later coached Hull and Bradford Northern.
