Jackson Wray
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| Birth name | Jackson Wray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The King John School, Benfleet, Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Herts (class of '11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Wray (born 10 November 1990) is an English rugby union player.
Born in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, his family moved to Essex where he grew up and spent his childhood and teenage years. Wray's performances benefited from a spell on loan with Championship side Bedford Blues. Wray really burst on to the scene in the first half of the 2010/11 season, recording a man of the match performance in front of the TV cameras at Bath, before becoming a mainstay in Mark McCall's side from 2013/14 season onwards.
Wray played for King John School, Westcliff RFC., Barking RFC, Bedford Blues, Saracens RFC, England U16s and U20s.[2] His favored position is at Number Eight and blindside Flanker.
He was named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Year at the end of the 2016/17 season. During his time at Saracens he has won five Premiership titles in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2023, with Wray featuring in all five finals.[3][4][5][6][7] He also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016, 2017 and 2019.[8][9][10]
In July 2020, it was confirmed that Wray had signed a contract extension with Saracens until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]
In May 2023, it was confirmed Jackson Wray would be retiring at the end of the 2022-2023 Gallagher Premiership season.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Jackson Wray". Saracens. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Premiership final: Bath 16-28 Saracens". BBC. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 28-20 Exeter Chiefs". BBC. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 10-27 Saracens". BBC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens". BBC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Saracens beat Racing 92 to win first European Champions Cup". BBC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title". BBC. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Leinster 10-20 Saracens: English side win third Champions Cup in Newcastle". BBC. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Wray commits to Sarries for three years". Saracens. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Jackson Wray to retire from rugby - Saracens". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jackson Wray at ESPNscrum
- Jackson Wray at ItsRugby.co.uk
- http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/EnglandUnder20s/JacksonWray.aspx
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/05/05/will-greenwoods-aviva-premiership-team-season/jackson-wray/- 5 May 2017
- https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/rugby/saracens-star-jackson-wray-ready-to-tackle-big-battles-on-the-horizon-a3652631.html – 6 October 2017
- https://www.premiershiprugby.com/club/saracens/
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