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My Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment

Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
Joe Gray goes over for Harlequins

Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.

I still remember the picture I drew at school when I was eight. It was me in my Nottingham kit, blue scrum cap on, and I’d written that when I grow up, I wanted to be a rugby player for my job. At that age it’s just a kid’s dream, isn’t it? But for me it never really changed.
I was at a comprehensive school in the middle of Nottingham where rugby wasn’t really a thing.
I actually got told by a teacher that it was unrealistic – that I wasn’t big enough, strong enough, good enough,...

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