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Hugh Grainger Stewart Gray (10 August 1875 – 1955) was a Scottish player on the 1899 British Isles tour to Australia (often referred to as the England team). He was never capped for , but had appeared in the Scottish Trials. In 1899, Gray was invited to represent the British Isles on the team's first official tour to Australia. After the tourists lost the First Test, captain
Matthew Mullineux Matthew Mullineux MC (8 August 1867 – 13 February 1945) was an English rugby union scrum-half who, although not capped for England, was selected for two British Lions tours. He gained one cap during the 1896 tour to South Africa and cap ...
made several team changes, and
Alf Bucher Alfred "Alf" Moore Bucher (22 March 1874 – 20 August 1939) was a Scotland, Scottish international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Edinburgh Academicals RFC, Edinburgh Academicals. Bucher played international rugby for Scotland nati ...
was replaced by Gray, a trialist who normally played as a forward. Despite a comprehensive win in the Second Test, Gray was dropped for the Third Test and Boucher was back on the wing. He normally played as a forward, but went on the wing for one of his games against Australia. Gray played for
Coventry RFC Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Arena ...
in England.


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* Bath, Richard (ed.) (2007). ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany''. Vision Sports Publishing. . 1875 births 1955 deaths British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Coventry R.F.C. players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub