Jonny Gray

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Jonny Gray

| image = Jonny Gray 2017.jpg

| caption = Gray with Scotland in 2017

| birth_name = Jonathan Douglas Gray[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Gray%20&surname_so=exact&forename=Jonathan&forename_so=starts&sex=M&from_year=1993&to_year=1995&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results], ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 9 February 2022[http://pratique.leparisien.fr/biographies/sportifs-celebres/sportifs-masculins/jonathan-gray-1400002572 Biographie Jonathan Gray], Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|03|14}}

| birth_place = Rutherglen, Scotland

| height = {{height|m=1.96}}

| weight = {{convert|122|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}

| ru_currentposition = Lock

| ru_currentteam = Bordeaux

| position = Lock

| amatyears1 = 2017–2020

| amatteam1 = Currie

| years1 = 2012–2020

| years2 = 2020–2024

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Glasgow Warriors

| clubs2 = Exeter Chiefs

| clubs3 = Bordeaux

| apps1 = 110

| apps2 = 33

| apps3 = 0

| points1 = 60

| points2 = 45

| points3 = 0

| ru_clubupdate = 14 September 2022

| repyears1 =

| repyears2 = 2012–2013

| repyears3 = 2013–

| repteam1 = Scotland U18

| repteam2 = Scotland U20

| repteam3 = {{nrut|Scotland}}

| repcaps1 =

| repcaps2 = 9

| repcaps3 = 80

| reppoints1 =

| reppoints2 = 0

| reppoints3 = 20

| ru_ntupdate = 25 February 2025

| relatives = Richie Gray (brother)

| module2 = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes

| office = Sir Willie Purves Quaich

| term_start = 2014

| term_end = 2014

| predecessor = Sean Kennedy

| successor = Finn Russell

| prior_term =

| order = 15th

}}

Jonathan Douglas Gray (born 14 March 1994) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays at lock for Bordeaux in Top 14.

Rugby union career

=Amateur career=

Gray started playing rugby at Cambuslang RFC 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.{{cite news|title=Scotland lock Jonny Gray could be set to go from quiet leader to global rugby superstar|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/rugby/scotland-lock-jonny-gray-could-9746117|access-date=27 February 2017|publisher=Daily Record|date=3 February 2017}}

Gray is the younger brother of Scottish and British and Irish Lion international Richie Gray.{{cite web|author=GMT |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22454412 |title=BBC Sport - Glasgow: Richie Gray's brother, Jonny, wins Warriors contract |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-05-08 |access-date=2013-10-23}}

Gray was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/009919.php|title=Pro-player draft}}

=Professional career=

In 2013, Gray was offered a full-time contract for three years by Glasgow Warriors 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34718619|title=Gray takes over Glasgow captaincy|work=BBC Sport}} 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 reverted to a sole captaincy. For the 2017-18 season Rennie named Ryan Wilson as captain though Gray remained in the leadership group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/009917.php|title = Glasgow Warriors | Ryan Wilson to skipper Glasgow}}

In December 2017, it was announced that Gray had extended his contract at the Warriors until May 2020, after rejecting an offer from Bristol Rugby.{{cite news|title=Glasgow Warriors: Jonny Gray signs new two-year deal after rejecting Bristol|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42427511|access-date=20 December 2017}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/chiefs-sign-scottish-star-gray|title=Chiefs sign Scottish star Gray|date=3 January 2020|work=Exeter Chiefs|access-date=3 January 2020}}

On 4 July 2024, Gray signed for French side Bordeaux, competing in the Top 14 competition for the 2024-25 season, after his early departure from Exeter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cprqlv8rqjlo |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Jonny Gray: Scotland lock joins Bordeaux from Exeter Chiefs |date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024}}

=International career=

In 2012, 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|date=October 2013}}

In 2013 Gray was included in a 41-man squad for Scotland's senior side in the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/13/10/22/five-uncapped-players-named-scotland-squad |title=Five uncapped players named in Scotland squad | Scottish Rugby Union |publisher=Scottishrugby.org |access-date=2013-10-23 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113191254/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/13/10/22/five-uncapped-players-named-scotland-squad |url-status=dead }}

Gray played in every match for Scotland during the 2015 6 Nations, attempting an astonishing 85 tackles in total and missing only one.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/scotland/player/jonny-gray|title = Scotland Men}} 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{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42002120|title=Scotland 17-22 New Zealand|work=BBC Sport}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42059631|title=Scotland 53-24 Australia|work=BBC Sport}}

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.

{{cite news |title=Jonny Gray: Scotland lock to miss rest of Six Nations campaign |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51448863 |access-date=14 February 2020}}

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and tries by national team and year
rowspan="11"\|Scotland \|2013	2	0
2014	6	1
2015	11	0
2016	9	1
2017	10	2
2018	9	0
2019	8	0
2020	6	0
2021	3	0
2022	8	0
2023	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total	77	4

References

Supplement

{{s-bef|before=Grant Gilchrist,
Harry Leonard,
George Turner|years=2011}}

{{s-ttl|title=John Macphail Scholarship
Jonny Gray,
Gregor Hunter|years=2012}}

External links

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[https://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors-team/jonny-gray Glasgow Warriors Profile]
[https://www.scottishrugby.org/squads/scotland-men/jonny-gray Scotland Rugby Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004193806/https://www.scottishrugby.org/squads/scotland-men/jonny-gray |date=4 October 2019 }}

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