Jon Grayshon
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Jon Grayshon is an English
rugby league
player. Grayshon plays for Featherstone Rovers
where he was signed from Harlequins RL in the European Super League
. Grayshon has formerly played for Huddersfield Giants
, and Batley Bulldogs
. In 2009 he spent most of the year on loan at the Widnes Vikings
.
Jon Grayshon's usual position is prop-forward. He can also operate in the second row.
At one stage in the past, the Huddersfield Giants
pack had the 199 cm tall and 115 kg prop Grayshon and the 2 metre plus Wayne McDonald
. They partnered another monster in the Giants pack with 198 cm and 117 kg prop Eorl Crabtree
making the Giants a brutal team.
Jonny Grayshon has made an impressive start to his Quins career, becoming a fans favourite with his workrate and carries. As a lean and gangly figure he makes impressive go forwards and is a willing defender. He also has got a turn of pace for a big man.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. Grayshon plays for Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
where he was signed from Harlequins RL in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. Grayshon has formerly played for Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
, and Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
. In 2009 he spent most of the year on loan at the Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
.
Jon Grayshon's usual position is prop-forward. He can also operate in the second row.
At one stage in the past, the Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
pack had the 199 cm tall and 115 kg prop Grayshon and the 2 metre plus Wayne McDonald
Wayne McDonald
Wayne McDonald is a former rugby league footballer, recently he played for the Campbelltown City Kangaroos in Australia. McDonald played over 175 games in the Super League in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull Sharks, St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan...
. They partnered another monster in the Giants pack with 198 cm and 117 kg prop Eorl Crabtree
Eorl Crabtree
Eorl Crabtree is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. An England international representative prop forward, he has played his entire career to date at Huddersfield.-Biography:...
making the Giants a brutal team.
Jonny Grayshon has made an impressive start to his Quins career, becoming a fans favourite with his workrate and carries. As a lean and gangly figure he makes impressive go forwards and is a willing defender. He also has got a turn of pace for a big man.