ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham was proud of the fight shown by his side after their thrilling one-point win over the Queensland Reds.
The Reds led by nine on Saturday in Brisbane after their rolling maul created two second-half tries and Rhys Van Nek was yellow-carded for a professional foul.
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But fullback Wright scored his second try while the Brumbies were a man down and five-eighth Noah Lolesio drilled a tough conversion and go-ahead penalty in a 20-19 win.
Lolesio was a perfect four-from-four off the tee as the Brumbies moved to 5-1 and won consecutive games at Suncorp Stadium for the first time in 10 years.
"That was a pretty strong statement from our boys that we're not going to go away and good management at the end," coach Stephen Larkham said of Wright's try.
"At no stage was the game in anyone's hands.
"It was always going down to the wire and Noah's kicking was outstanding."
Their victory was soured by a likely season-ending ankle dislocation and fracture for Test hooker Lachlan Lonergan, caught in a Tate McDermott tackle that drew the ire of Larkham.
Reds coach Les Kiss admitted their field management and a "coat of paint" on their last missed conversion had hurt them ahead of a next-round bye.
"I guess that's why the Brumbies are the best team in the country at the moment," he said.
"We've got to learn to turn those little moments into our moments.
"I won't accept any negativity; there's a lot of good stuff that came out of that game...this team is real."
It marks the second straight loss for the Reds (3-3), who sit in fifth on the ladder whilst the Brumbies jump to third after the Chiefs' loss to the Crusaders to start the round.
“It was pretty brutal,” co-captain Liam Wright said in the post-match coverage after the game.
“I thought the defence from both sides was physical, really up for it, you could tell that both teams really wanted it.
“It probably came down to a couple of pressure-release moments that cost us in the end, and the Brumbies capitalised really well.”
The Brumbies will turn their focus towards the Waratahs next week, coming off another close defeat.
