Gray switched to rugby league with English club Wigan, and played at prop, scoring 4 conversions in their 19–9 victory over Salford in the 1973LancashireCounty Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Saturday 13 October 1973.[5] Gray won caps for England (RL) while at Wigan in 1975 against France, and Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1974 against France (sub) (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), Australia (sub), and New Zealand (3 matches).[3] Gray was one of the first players to introduce the now routine round-the-corner style of goal kicking to Australia, he won the 1976 Amco Cup 'superstar' prize for player of the competition, he was the 1982 Dally M Award-winninghooker, a series of broken forearms, and constant back pain ended his career in 1983.
John Gray was named on the bench in the North Sydney Bears Team of the Century.
^. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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John Gray
January 01, 1970
john, gray, english, sportsman, other, people, with, same, name, john, gray, john, denis, gray, born, october, 1953, english, cricketer, rugby, union, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1970s, 1980s, played, cricket, warwickshire, marylebone, cri. For other people with the same name see John Gray John Denis Gray born 9 October 1953 1 is an English cricketer rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s He played cricket for Warwickshire and Marylebone Cricket Club as a left hand bat and right arm medium fast bowler playing representative rugby union RU for England 7s and at club level for Coventry R F C as a Hooker and representative rugby league RL for Great Britain and England and at club level for Wigan North Sydney Bears two spells and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles as a round the corner style goal kicking prop hooker second row or loose forward during the era of contested scrums 1 John GrayPersonal informationFull nameJohn Denis GrayBorn 1953 10 09 9 October 1953 age 70 Meriden Warwickshire EnglandPlaying informationRugby unionPositionHookerClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 19 73 Coventry Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1973 England 7sRugby leaguePositionProp Hooker Second row Loose forwardClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1973 75 Wigan 60 6 122 0 262 1975 77 North Sydney 44 5 112 0 259 1978 80 Manly Warringah 50 4 68 0 148 1981 83 North Sydney 44 5 96 0 209 Total 198 20 398 0 878 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1975 England 3 0 4 0 8 1974 Great Britain 8 1 18 1 40Source 1 2 3 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground editGray was born in Meriden Warwickshire England on 9 October 1953 He was a pupil at Woodlands Comprehensive School Coventry Career editHe represented England RU in the 1973 International Seven A Side Tournament Gray switched to rugby league with English club Wigan and played at prop scoring 4 conversions in their 19 9 victory over Salford in the 1973 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1973 74 season at Wilderspool Stadium Warrington on Saturday 13 October 1973 5 Gray won caps for England RL while at Wigan in 1975 against France and Wales in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France 2 and won caps for Great Britain RL while at Wigan in 1974 against France sub 2 matches Australia 2 matches Australia sub and New Zealand 3 matches 3 Gray was one of the first players to introduce the now routine round the corner style of goal kicking to Australia he won the 1976 Amco Cup superstar prize for player of the competition he was the 1982 Dally M Award winning hooker a series of broken forearms and constant back pain ended his career in 1983 John Gray was named on the bench in the North Sydney Bears Team of the Century See also edit nbsp Cricket portal nbsp Sports portal List of cricket and rugby league playersReferences edit a b c Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b England Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Great Britain Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Yesterday s Hero 1973 1974 Lancashire Cup Final wigan rlfans com 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 13 July 2018 Retrieved 1 January 2012 External links editCricket Statistics at espncricinfo com Rugby Union Statistics at en espn co uk archived by web archive org Smethurst stars for Wigan John Gray Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gray English sportsman amp oldid 1190550171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
