Jonny Gray

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Jonny Gray

Date of birth	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	121 kg (19.1 st; 267 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Richie Gray (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Exeter Chiefs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Currie () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2020 2020– Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 110 18 (60) (20) Correct as of 12 May 2021 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 2013– Scotland U18 Scotland U20 Scotland 9 66 (0) (20) Correct as of 23 May 2021
15th Sir Willie Purves Quaich
In office 2014–2014
Preceded by	Sean Kennedy
Succeeded by	Finn Russell

Jonny Gray (born 14 March 1994) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays at lock for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby.

Rugby union career[]

Amateur career[]

Gray started playing rugby at Cambuslang Rugby Club 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 in East Kilbride.^[1]

He is the younger brother of Scottish and British and Irish Lion international Richie Gray.^[2]

Gray was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season.^[3]

Professional career[]

In 2013, he was offered a full-time contract for three years by Glasgow Warriors^[2] Domestically, the 2014–15 season saw Gray play a prominent role in Glasgow Warriors' maiden Pro12 title triumph.

At just 21 years of age, Gray was named captain of Glasgow Warriors in November 2015, taking over from recently retired mentor Alastair Kellock.^[4] He became a co-captain with Henry Pyrgos for the 2016-17 season but following the arrival of Dave Rennie 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.^[5]

In December 2017, it was announced that, after rejecting an offer from Bristol Rugby, Gray had extended his contract at the Warriors until May 2020.^[6] 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 Stuart Hogg, Sam Skinner and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne.^[7]

International career[]

In 2012, Jonny Gray was announced in the Scotland national under-20 rugby union team for the 2012 Six Nations Under-20s Championship and retained his position for the 2013 season where he was named captain.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013 he was included in a 41-man squad for Scotland's senior side in the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests.^[8]

Gray played in every match for Scotland during the 2015 6 Nations, attempting an astonishing 85 tackles in total and missing only one.^[9] Subsequently, he was selected in Scotland's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, 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 All Blacks and Australia during the Autumn Internationals^[10][11]

After playing in the first two games of the 2020 Six Nations, Gray sustained a hand injury ruling him out of the rest of the tournament. ^[12]

References[]

Supplement[]

External links[]

• Glasgow Warriors Profile
• Pro14 Profile
• Jonny Gray at European Professional Club Rugby
• Scotland Rugby Profile

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