Jonathan Douglas Gray (born 14 March 1994) is a

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

international

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player. He plays at

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for

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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 East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...

. Gray is the younger brother of Scottish and British and Irish Lion international Richie Gray. Gray was drafted to

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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 The 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 beca ...

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 reverted to a sole captaincy. For the 2017-18 season Rennie named Ryan Wilson as captain though Gray remained in the leadership group. 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 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 ...

. It was announced in January 2020 that Gray would join

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

on a two-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season, joining up with his Scotland teammates

Stuart Hogg Stuart William Hogg (born 24 June 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player, who plays for Montpellier of the French Top 14. He has represented Scotland at international level, having made his test debut against Wales during the 2 ...

, Sam Skinner and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. On 4 July 2024, Gray signed for French side

, competing in the

competition for the 2024-25 season, after his early departure from Exeter.

International career

In 2012, Gray was announced in the

Scotland national under-20 rugby union team The Scotland national under-20 rugby union team participates in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. Their highest placement is 5th which they achieved in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The U20 side also compete in the Six Nations Under ...

for the 2012 Six Nations Under-20s Championship 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. 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

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, 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 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.

References

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Glasgow Warriors ProfileScotland Rugby Profile
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