David Wright (born 16 March 1951) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s.
A Queensland state and Australia national representative forward, he played in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Brothers club and in England's Northern Rugby Football League for the Warrington club.
He started playing football in the Brisbane Rugby League with the Brothers club.
In May 1974 Wright played at Wembley Stadium in London for Warrington in the final of the 1973–74 Challenge Cup, in which they defeated Featherstone Rovers 24-9.
After Wembley, he was to come back to Brisbane to play the rest of the season with Brothers, who had a new boss, Paul Broughton.