Richie Gray (rugby player)
| Full name | Richard James Gray | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb) | ||
| School | Kelvinside Academy | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Jonny Gray (brother) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Glasgow Hawks Stirling County | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–12 2012–13 2013– |
Glasgow Warriors Sale Sharks Castres |
47 16 44 |
(20) (5) (10) |
| correct as of 31 January 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010 – 2013 |
Scotland British and Irish Lions |
45 1 |
(10) (0) |
| correct as of 15 February 2015. | |||
Richie Gray (born 24 August 1989) is a Scottish international rugby union player, who is signed to Castres Olympique.
He is easily recognised on the pitch due to his height, standing at 6ft 10in, and his long, peroxide blond hairstyle.
Club
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. In May 2013 it was announced that he would leave Sharks and had signed a three-year deal with French team Castres Olympique.[1]
Country
A former Kelvinside Academy student, he has represented Scotland at every age group from U-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. His first international start came against New Zealand during the 2010 Autumn test series.[2] He scored his first international try in a Six Nations game against Ireland in March 2012. 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.[3]
He was selected for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. He took a knock to the shoulder in the game against Combined Country, but went on to play a part in the final test against Australia, being part of a winning Lions series team.
References
- ↑ "Site officiel CASTRES OLYMPIQUE". Castres-olympique.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ↑ Rees, Paul (11 February 2011). "Six Nations 2011: Scotland's Richie Gray used Guscott flak to drive him on". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Scotland's Richie Gray out for two months with hamstring injury". BBC. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
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