 Born in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, his family moved to Essex where he grew up and spent his childhood and teenage years.Jackson's time with Saracens has seen him develop from promising youngster to top class Premiership player, his performances benefiting from a spell on loan with Championship side Bedford Blues.Wray really burst on to the scene in the first half of the 2010/11 season, recording a man of the match performance in front of the TV cameras at Bath, before becoming a mainstay in Mark McCall's side from 2013/14 season onwards.