Grant Nisbett
Grant Nisbett (born 26 December) is a New Zealand sports broadcaster and TAB media liaison. He is the lead rugby commentator for SKY Network Television and has called over 200 All Black test matches.
Nisbett was educated at Rongotai College in Wellington, captaining the 1st XV in 1968. He played number 8 then prop while playing for his club Poneke. Nisbett has played a first class game for the Wellington Colts against Horowhenua in 1970, but his broadcasting work took over while he was working for the New Zealand Broadcast Corporation. Nisbett also played cricket. He frequently tells stories about playing sport, then rushing back to the radio studio to broadcast the weekend sports results.
His first television commentary was a match between the All Blacks and France at Lancaster Park, Christchurch on June 16, 1984.
When TVNZ broadcast rugby and cricket Nisbett was one of the lead commentators, but when SKY Network Television claimed the rights for both sports in the mid 1990s, he moved to the competitor and has been there ever since. He is also a weekly commentator for ITM Cup, Super Rugby, domestic and international cricket matches and occasionally softball matches.
Nisbett was the lead Sky Sport commentator for Sky Sport during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and called the final with former All Black Grant Fox and former New Zealand cricketer Ian Smith, who was on the sideline.
He is also a regular host on Radio Trackside's Saturday morning sports programme with fellow TAB bookmaker Mark Stafford.
References
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/3928513/Grant-Nisbett-The-man-whos-calling-the-shots
- http://blog.skysport.co.nz/collegerugby/grant-nisbett-the-voice-of-sky-rugby-on-rongotai-college/