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		 202
14		 (135)
(5)
Correct as of 19 May 2018

He played for King John School, Westcliff RFC., Barking RFC, Bedford Blues, Saracens RFC, England U16s and U20s.[2] Wray's fine form in both the Premiership and in Europe competition saw the back-rower called up to Stuart Lancaster's 55-man England training squad in the summer of 2014. His favored position is at Number Eight and blindside Flanker.

A powerful, hard-hitting ball carrier, Jackson Wray is another skilled graduate from the Saracens academy who has gone on to achieve success at the senior level, making over 200 appearances for the club.

Born in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, his family moved to Essex where he grew up and spent his childhood and teenage years. Jackson's time with Saracens has seen him develop from promising youngster to top class Premiership player, his performances benefiting 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.

His string of outstanding performances across several seasons of success for Saracens saw him named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Year at the end of the 2016/17 season.

In July 2020, it was confirmed that Wray had signed a contract extension with Saracens until the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. http://www.saracens.com/squad/senior/jackson-wray
  3. "Wray commits to Sarries for three years". Saracens. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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