Liam Wright


Liam Wright is an Australian rugby union player. He has most recently played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby, being the teams co-captain alongside Tate McDermott. He also played for in the National Rugby Championship. His usual position is Rugby [union positions#Flanker|flanker]. He has also captained Australia national [rugby union team|Australia] in international rugby, receiving the honour under coach Joe Schmidt for the Wallabies' 2024 Test series against Wales and Georgia.

Career

Wright began his senior rugby career with Easts Tigers, playing Queensland Premier Rugby in 2016. He was selected in the Australian Under-20 team in 2016 and 2017 for the World Rugby [Under 20 Championship|World Championships] in Italy and Georgia. Wright joined the team and made his debut in Australia's National Rugby Championship in October 2016, playing against the.
In 2017, he signed a two-year professional contract with the Queensland Reds for the following two seasons. After impressing national selectors during the NRC in 2017, Wright played for Australia against the Barbarians in Sydney, and was then chosen as one of two development players in the Wallabies tour squad for the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
Wright made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds off the bench in the team's first match of the 2018 season, playing against the Rebels in Melbourne.
He was selected in the Australia squad for the Bledisloe Cup in 2019, and made his test debut against New Zealand at Eden Park in August that year.
After suffering a run of injuries, Wright returned to the Wallabies fold under newly-appointed coach Joe Schmidt in July 2024. He was made captain for their first test against Wales on their 2024 Wales [rugby union tour of Australia|three-test tour of Australia].
In October 2025, after eight years at the Queensland Reds, Wright departed the club after a breakdown on contractual agreement terms. Wright had played just 58 minutes of rugby in 2025 after sustaining a shoulder injury against Wales on their 2024 [Wales rugby union tour of Australia|2024 tour of Australia].