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| Full name | Talalelei Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tala Gray (born 28 February 1990) is an Australian Rugby Union player who currently plays as a loose forward for the Stade Francais ( France) in Top 14 after a couple of games for Waratahs in Super Rugby. [1] [2]
Career
Gray was a member of both the Brumbies and Waratahs academies and played 2 seasons of Shute Shield rugby for Easts before heading to France to join Top 14 side Biarritz in 2011. There he was a winner of the Amlin Challenge Cup and his performances caught the eye of his future coach Michael Cheika who signed him up for Waratahs ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. [3]
International
Gray was a member of the Australia Under 20 side that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship [4] and has also represented the Australia Sevens team. [5]
References
- ^ "Tala Gray Waratahs Player Profile". Waratahs Rugby. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Tala Gray itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Waratahs coach Michael Cheika sings praises of recruits Jono Lance and Tala Gray". Australian. News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Seven new faces at the Waratahs as Michael Cheika unveils 2014 Super Rugby squad". Sanzar Rugby. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Jono Lance and Tala Gray fit Tahs' 'profile'". ESPN Scrum. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Australian rugby union players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
- Male rugby sevens players
- New South Wales Country Eagles players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Melbourne
- Eastern Suburbs RUFC players
- Samoa international rugby union players