Who’s Jonny Grey: Ten issues you need to know in regards to the Scotland lock
Work-rate, sort out depend… These are the phrases that come to thoughts when speaking about Jonny Grey. Right here is extra details about him…
Ten issues you need to learn about Jonny Grey
1. Jonny Grey was born on 14 March 1994 in Rutherglen, Scotland. He stands at 6ft 6.5in (1.99m) and weighs 19st 1lb (121kg).
2. He joined Gallagher Premiership membership Exeter Chiefs in 2020 and has beforehand performed for Glasgow Warriors.
3. Grey performed for Scotland‘s age-grade groups earlier than profitable his first senior cap in opposition to South Africa in 2013.
He received hos fiftieth cap in opposition to Wales in 2019.
4. He captained Glasgow Warriors for 2 seasons and remained within the management group on the membership earlier than shifting to the Chiefs.
5. In 2014 he received the Sir Willie Purves Quaich, which is given to one of the best younger male participant in Scotland.
Jonny Grey warming up for Exeter (Getty Photos)
6. He’s the youthful brother of Scotland and British & Irish Lions second-row Richie Grey.
7. Grey scored his first hat-trick in a European Champions Cup match for Exeter in December 2021 in opposition to Montpellier. He received Man of the Match for his efficiency and mentioned afterwards: “I don’t know the way that has occurred.”
8. He has urged folks to donate to former Scotland participant Doddie Weir’s motor neurone illness basis, My Title’5 Doddie.
9. In 2019, he famously made 170 tackles with out lacking a single one. He additionally had one of the best sort out success fee (99%) of any participant to make greater than 100 tackles within the Pro14 (and its numerous different guises) within the 2010s, in accordance with Opta.
99% – Of gamers to make 100+ tackles within the @PRO14Official within the 2010s Jonny Grey recorded one of the best sort out success fee (99%), lacking simply 13 of 1006 tried tackles, together with 170 tackles with no single miss in 2019. Chief. pic.twitter.com/1rz5J9cDEY
— OptaJonny (@OptaJonny) January 3, 2020
10. He revelled beating England within the 2022 Six Nations in entrance of a house crowd. He informed Lanarkshire Stay Sport: “It (Murrayfield) was surreal; numerous gamers talk about that second when the bus is available in, you get off, and also you simply hear this noise – and it doesn’t matter in case you’ve received headphones in or not.
“It’s unbelievable, and it’s such a mix of feelings. Simply how proud, and realizing that it means a lot to lots of people.”
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