Jonathan Douglas Gray (born 14 March 1994) is a

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international

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player. He plays at lock for Exeter Chiefs in

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Gray started playing rugby at

Cambuslang RFC Cambuslang RFC is a rugby union side based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The team was established in 1903. They play their home games at Coats Park. They currently play in . History On 7 August 1903, a meeting was held under t ...

where he progressed from the mini section (at 7 years old) through to first XV regular at the age of 16. He also played for

Calderglen High School Calderglen High School (Scottish Gaelic: ''Àrd-sgoil Ghlinn Challdair'') is a state-run secondary school in the St Leonards area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. The complex of buildings is situated on the prec ...

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. Gray is the younger brother of Scottish and

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international Richie Gray. Gray was drafted to Currie in the

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for the 2017–18 season.

Professional career

In 2013, Gray was offered a full-time contract for three years by

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

Domestically, the 2014–15 season saw Gray play a prominent role in Glasgow Warriors' maiden

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title triumph. At just 21 years of age, Gray was named captain of

in November 2015, taking over from recently retired mentor

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. He became a co-captain with

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for the 2016-17 season but following the arrival of

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as Warriors Head Coach the club has reverted to a sole captaincy. For the 2017-18 season Rennie named Ryan Wilson as captain though Gray remains in the leadership group. In December 2017, it was announced that, after rejecting an offer from

Bristol Rugby Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

, Gray had extended his contract at the Warriors until May 2020. It was announced in January 2020 that Gray would join Exeter Chiefs on a two-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season, joining up with his Scotland teammates

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, Sam Skinner and

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International career

In 2012, Gray was announced in the

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for the

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and retained his position for the 2013 season where he was named captain. In 2013 Gray was included in a 41-man squad for Scotland's senior side in the

2013 end-of-year rugby union tests The 2013 end of year rugby tests, also known as the 2013 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between European sides - England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland an ...

. Gray played in every match for Scotland during the 2015 6 Nations, attempting an astonishing 85 tackles in total and missing only one. Subsequently, he was selected in

's 31-man squad for the

2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was onl ...

, playing four of their five matches in the run to the Quarter-Finals. As of November 2017, Gray has scored four tries for Scotland, including scores in consecutive weeks against the

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and

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during the

Autumn Internationals The autumn internationals, November internationals, end-of-year tests, and spring internationals/tour for Australia and New Zealand, are men's rugby union Test matches that are contested around November each year. It is organised by World Rugby. Te ...

After playing in the first two games of the

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, Gray sustained a hand injury ruling him out of the rest of the tournament.

References

Supplement

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Jonny 1994 births Living people Currie RFC players Glasgow Warriors players Rugby union players from Rutherglen Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union locks Exeter Chiefs players