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Scott Gray
Birth name	Scott Donald Gray
Date of birth	25 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Salisbury, Rhodesia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
School	Peterhouse Boys' School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
2002-04; 2004-07; 2007-08; 2008-11	Bath; Border Reivers; Doncaster Knights; Northampton Saints
International career
Years	Team
2004-2009	Scotland

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Scott Donald Gray (born 25 February 1978) in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a retired rugby union footballer. Gray played as a flanker.^[1]

Gray was schooled at Peterhouse Boys, an independent school in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. He was head of Paget House and a school prefect. Gray moved to Australia aged 18. After spending two years in Canberra with the Brumbies academy he won a development contract with a view to playing in the Super 12.

However, Gray chose to switch codes and enjoyed a spell playing rugby league with Brisbane Broncos before joining Bath in the Guinness Premiership. From Bath Gray joined Border Reivers, playing for the side until they were disbanded by the Scottish Rugby Union.

Gray then joined English National Division One side Doncaster Knights before stepping up into the Premiership again with Northampton at the start of the 2008–09 season.

He won his first Scotland cap against Australia at Murrayfield in 2004, but would have to wait four years for his second chance on the international stage when, rejuvenated by his move to Northampton, he was called into Frank Hadden's squad for the autumn internationals. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season Gray had 8 caps for Scotland.

He intends to return to his former school and take up waterpolo and rugby coaching in 2011. This comes after a long-term injury that has halted his career with Scotland.

References

^ Reid, Alasdair (12 November 2008). "Scotland flanker Scott Gray's rugby career has come full circle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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[Reid-1] Reid, Alasdair (12 November 2008). "Scotland flanker Scott Gray's rugby career has come full circle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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-'''Scott Donald Gray''' (born 25 February 1978) in [[Salisbury, Rhodesia]] (now [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]) is a [[rugby union]] footballer for [[Northampton Saints]] in the [[Guinness Premiership]]. Gray plays as a [[flanker (rugby union)|flanker]].
+'''Scott Donald Gray''' (born 25 February 1978) in [[Salisbury, Rhodesia]] (now [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]) is a retired [[rugby union]] footballer. Gray played as a [[flanker (rugby union)|flanker]].<ref name="Reid">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/scotland/3448835/Scotland-flanker-Scott-Grays-rugby-career-has-come-full-circle-Rugby-Union.html|title=Scotland flanker Scott Gray's rugby career has come full circle|last=Reid|first=Alasdair|date=12 November 2008|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>
-Gray was schooled at [[Peterhouse Group of Boarding Schools|Peterhouse Boys]]. He was head of Paget House and a school prefect. Gray moved to Australia aged 18. After spending two years in Canberra with the [[Brumbies (rugby)|Brumbies]] academy he won a development contract with a view to playing in the Super 12.
+Gray was schooled at [[Peterhouse Boys]], an independent school in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. He was head of Paget House and a school prefect. Gray moved to Australia aged 18. After spending two years in Canberra with the [[Brumbies (rugby)|Brumbies]] academy he won a development contract with a view to playing in the Super 12.
 However, Gray chose to switch codes and enjoyed a spell playing rugby league with [[Brisbane Broncos]] before joining [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] in the Guinness Premiership. From Bath Gray joined [[Border Reivers (rugby)|Border Reivers]], playing for the side until they were disbanded by the Scottish Rugby Union.
 Gray then joined English National Division One side [[Doncaster R.F.C.|Doncaster Knights]] before stepping up into the Premiership again with Northampton at the start of the 2008–09 season.
 He won his first [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] cap against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] at Murrayfield in 2004, but would have to wait four years for his second chance on the international stage when, rejuvenated by his move to Northampton, he was called into Frank Hadden's squad for the autumn internationals. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season Gray had 8 caps for Scotland.
-He intends to return to his former school and take up waterpolo and rugby coaching in 2011. This comes after a long term injury that has halted his career with Scotland. But has decided to betray Peterhouse by leaving to for Saint Johns college in 2014. :P
+He intends to return to his former school and take up waterpolo and rugby coaching in 2011. This comes after a long-term injury that has halted his career with Scotland.
-==External links==
+== References ==
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