Jake Grey

Jake Grey
Date of birth(1984-02-17)17 February 1984
Date of death19 December 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 37)
Place of deathMoto'otua Hospital, Apia, Samoa
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–? Samoa 5 (0)

Jake Jacob Grey (17 February 1984 – 19 December 2021) was a Samoan rugby union prop who played for SCOPA and the Samoa national rugby union team.

Grey made his debut for Samoa in 2014 in Samoa's 4 Test series[1] and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2]

He spent some time in Ireland after arriving in 2006 and departed in 2012 with hopes of representing Samoa.[3]

Grey died on 19 December 2021, at the age of 37, after suffering from cancer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Manu Samoa Squad named for the June 4 Test Series". Talamua.com. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Former Crosshaven prop named in Samoa's final World Cup squad". The 42.ie. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ Samoa rugby mourn death of Jake Grey