Birth name | David Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 April 2009 | (aged 56)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112.5 kg (248 lb; 17 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Gray (28 March 1953 – 2 April 2009) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He played rugby at Kilmarnock Academy before playing for Kilmarnock.
He then played for West of Scotland. [2]
He played for Ayrshire. [3]
He played for Glasgow District. [2] He was part of the Glasgow side that shared the 1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship with North and Midlands.
He was capped by Scotland 'B' once, in 1978, against Italy 'B'.
He went on to receive 9 full senior caps for Scotland. [4]
He was a planner with South Ayrshire Council. One of his remits was mapping and opening up pathways; to ensure that the public had access to the countryside.
Gray enjoyed pushing his body; and he completed the 205 mile Great Outdoors trek from Knoydart to the East Coast of Scotland in 2008. He was completing a training run at Dam Park, Ayr for the 2009 event when he died just as he was crossing the finish line. [5] It was believed he suffered a massive heart attack. [6]
Birth name | David Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 April 2009 | (aged 56)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112.5 kg (248 lb; 17 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Gray (28 March 1953 – 2 April 2009) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He played rugby at Kilmarnock Academy before playing for Kilmarnock.
He then played for West of Scotland. [2]
He played for Ayrshire. [3]
He played for Glasgow District. [2] He was part of the Glasgow side that shared the 1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship with North and Midlands.
He was capped by Scotland 'B' once, in 1978, against Italy 'B'.
He went on to receive 9 full senior caps for Scotland. [4]
He was a planner with South Ayrshire Council. One of his remits was mapping and opening up pathways; to ensure that the public had access to the countryside.
Gray enjoyed pushing his body; and he completed the 205 mile Great Outdoors trek from Knoydart to the East Coast of Scotland in 2008. He was completing a training run at Dam Park, Ayr for the 2009 event when he died just as he was crossing the finish line. [5] It was believed he suffered a massive heart attack. [6]