Innes Gray (Born 1973) was a sportsman from Northern Ireland, who played

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and

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. He represented

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at rugby league in 1998. Gray played rugby union until 1998. He represented Ireland at schools level, and played twice for Ireland 'A'. He played club rugby for

Instonians Instonians is a sports club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that incorporates rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and cricket sections. There is also a golf society that plays under the Instonians name. Instonians Rugby Football, Cricke ...

and Ballymena, and provincial rugby for

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. He left Ballymena in 1998.Jim Stokes
"Rugby: Innes in a league of his own"
''Belfast Telegraph'', 2 November 1998 Switching to rugby league, he won two

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s for

while at Bangor Vikings. He went on to play soccer in the Irish League for

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and

Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club hails from Ballyclare, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Dixon Park. Club colours are red and white. The ...

, and became player/manager of Queen's University Belfast A.F.C. in 2001.Frank Brownlow
Queen's "Bud for glory"
''Belfast Telegraph'', 28 October 2001 He now works as a teacher at

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References

Living people Irish rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Instonians rugby union players Ballymena R.F.C. players Irish rugby league players Ireland national rugby league team players Bangor Vikings players Rugby league players from County Down Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Cliftonville F.C. players Ballyclare Comrades F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub