Jackson Wray
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] References
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