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| Full name | Jye Gray | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 2004 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jye Gray (born 4 March 2004) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
Gray was born in Liverpool, New South Wales and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland. [2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Parkwood Sharks and Runaway Bay Seagulls, and attended The Southport School before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. [3] [4] [5]
In 2021, Gray played for the Burleigh Bears in the Mal Meninga Cup and represented Queensland City under-17s, scoring twice in a 52–20 win over Queensland Country under-17s. [6] [7]
In 2022, Gray moved to the Souths Logan Magpies, scoring eight tries in eight games for their Mal Meninga Cup side. [8] At the end of the season, he was named Mal Meninga Cup Player of the Year. [9]
On 23 June 2022, he came off the bench for Queensland under-19s in their loss to New South Wales under-19s. [10] On 28 June 2022, he signed with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a two-year contract. [11]
In 2023, Gray played for the Rabbitohs' SG Ball Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup sides. [12] [13]
Gray began the season playing for South Sydney's New South Wales Cup side, moving from five-eighth to fullback. [14]
In round 6 of the 2024 NRL season, Gray made his first grade debut, starting at fullback in South Sydney's 34–22 loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In round 9, Gray was taken from the field during the clubs 42-12 loss against Penrith. It was later revealed Gray had suffered a foot injury and would be ruled out for two months. [15] [16]
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