Jackson Wray (born 10 November 1990) is an English rugby union player.

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Jackson Wray

Birth name	Jackson Wray
Date of birth	(1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1]
School	The King John School, Benfleet, Essex
University	Herts (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 309 14 (135) (5) Correct as of 27 May 2023

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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]