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| Full name | Richard James Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 kg (278 lb; 19 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jonny Gray (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard James Gray (born 24 August 1989) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Verblitz and the Scotland national team.
Gray played for provincial sides Glasgow Hawks and West of Scotland. He began his professional career at Glasgow Warriors in 2008, and was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2010/11 season. It was announced in November 2011 that Gray would be leaving Glasgow Warriors at the end of the 2011–12 season, having agreed to sign for the Sale Sharks. [1] In May 2013 it was announced that he would leave Sharks and had signed a three-year deal with French team Castres Olympique. [2]
On 24 November 2015, Gray agreed a four-year deal with Top 14 rivals Toulouse from the 2016–17 season. [3] Gray was part of the Toulouse team that won the Top 14 in 2019.
It was announced on 16 January 2020 that Gray would be returning to his original Glaswegian club, Glasgow Warriors, on a two-year deal from the 2020–21 season. [4] Gray was part of the Glasgow team that won the URC Final in 2024.
A former Kelvinside Academy student, Gray has represented Scotland at every age group from under-17 through to the senior sides, winning his first cap as an international as a substitute in the 2010 Six Nations Championship match against France. [5] His first international start came against New Zealand during the 2010 Autumn test series. [6] He scored his first international try in a Six Nations game against Ireland in March 2012, where he smashed through Tommy Bowe and dummied a great pass against Rob Kearney. Gray's 2013 Six Nations got off to a good start with Scotland beating Italy and Ireland, but during the match against Wales at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, he was injured and taken off the field. It was later revealed that he pulled a hamstring and was taken off the pitch as a precaution. [7]
Gray was selected for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, being the tallest on the tour. He played against Combined Country, Brumbies, Reds and Rebels, and went on to play a part in the final test against Australia, being part of a winning Lions series team. [8]
In 2023 Gray was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [9]
| Opposition | Played | Win | Loss | Draw | Tries | Points | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .500 |
| Australia [a] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| England | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| France | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ireland | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .444 |
| Italy | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tonga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wales | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | 78 | 38 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .487 |
as of 24 September 2023 [update]
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