Shane Gray (born 3 September 1990) is an Australian professional
rugby league
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footballer. He plays at and and previously played for the
Gold Coast Titans in the
National Rugby League.
Background
Born in
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...
, Gray played his junior rugby league for the
South Newcastle Lions in the
Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the
Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
In 2008, Gray played for the Newcastle Knights'
NYC team.
In 2008, Gray signed a two-year contract with the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2009.
He played for Manly's
NYC team in 2009.
In June 2009, Gray tested positive to
clenbuterol, a banned substance. He argued that the substance was found in an asthma medication he was prescribed but chose not to contest the two-year ban. He returned to
Newcastle to play for
South Newcastle again before joining the
Burleigh Bears in the
Queensland Cup.
In 2012, Gray was named in the
Philippines national rugby league team
The Philippines national rugby league team (nicknamed the Tamaraws) represent the Philippines in international rugby league football matches. They were established in 2011. In their short history the Tamaraws have been relatively successful, bei ...
squad to take on
Thailand
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but pulled out due to family commitments.
After drawing the attention of
Gold Coast Titans coach
John Cartwright, Gray signed a one-year contract with the Gold Coast club starting in 2013.
In round 12 of the
2013 NRL season
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, Gray made his
NRL
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debut for the Gold Coast against the
North Queensland Cowboys.
At the end of 2013, Gray was released by the Gold Coast.
References
External links
2013 Gold Coast Titans profile
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1990 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian people of Filipino descent
Burleigh Bears players
Gold Coast Titans players
Philippines national rugby league team players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league props
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales
South Newcastle Lions players