Jackson Wray

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Jackson Wray
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Birth nameJackson Wray
Date of birth (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthSunderland, Tyne & Wear, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1]
SchoolThe King John School, Benfleet, Essex
UniversityHerts (class of '11)
Occupation(s)Professional rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight and flanker
Current team Saracens
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–
2010–2011		 Saracens
→Bedford Blues 		309
14		 (135)
(5)
Correct as of 27 May 2023

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jackson Wray". Saracens. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Premiership final: Bath 16-28 Saracens". BBC. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Premiership final: Saracens 28-20 Exeter Chiefs". BBC. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 10-27 Saracens". BBC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens". BBC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Saracens beat Racing 92 to win first European Champions Cup". BBC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title". BBC. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Leinster 10-20 Saracens: English side win third Champions Cup in Newcastle". BBC. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Wray commits to Sarries for three years". Saracens. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jackson Wray to retire from rugby - Saracens" . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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