Jordan Lay
Jordan Andrew Lay (born 5 November 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club Blues and the Samoa national team.
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| Full name | Jordan Andrew Lay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 November 1992 Motoʻotua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | James Lay (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Andrew Lay (born 5 November 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club Blues and the Samoa national team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Lay was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his parents at age 3 and went to school in Auckland.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]In December 2017 Lay joined Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby for the remainder of the season after a 2017 ITM Cup campaign with Bay of Plenty.[4] A request to add Lay to Edinburgh's European Challenge Cup squad in January 2018 was declined.[5]
International career
[edit]On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[6] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jordan Lay". ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Sport: Manu Samoa make three changes for Tonga match".
- ^ "Brothers united at the Bay of Plenty Steamers".
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Samoa prop Jordan Lay on short-term deal". 27 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Edinburgh face prop crisis as bid to add Jordan Lay is rejected". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Lay at European Professional Club Rugby
- Jordan Lay at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Jordan Lay at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Jordan Lay at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Jordan Lay at all.rugby/
- Jordan Lay at rugbydatabase.co.nz/
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