Jackson Wray

Jackson Wray (born 10 November 1990) is an English rugby union player.

Jackson Wray
Birth nameJackson Wray
Date of birth (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990
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
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–
2010–2011		 Saracens
→Bedford Blues		 250
14		 (135)
(5)
Correct as of 19 May 2018

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 four Premiership titles in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, with Wray featuring in all four finals.[3][4][5][6] He also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016, 2017 and 2019.[7][8][9]

In July 2020, it was confirmed that Wray had signed a contract extension with Saracens until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

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. "Saracens beat Racing 92 to win first European Champions Cup". BBC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. "European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title". BBC. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. "Leinster 10-20 Saracens: English side win third Champions Cup in Newcastle". BBC. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  10. "Wray commits to Sarries for three years". Saracens. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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