Grayson Hart

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Grayson Hart
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988
Place of birth	Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013–	Edinburgh	4	(5)
correct as of 20 December 2013.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–09 2010–13	Auckland North Harbour	25 6	(10) (0)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–10 2012–13	Blues Waratahs	7 2	(0) (0)

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 2014	New Zealand U20 Scotland A	5 1	(5) (0)

Grayson Hart (born 19 June 1988 in Kaitaia, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. His usual position is Scrum-half and he previously played for the Blues and the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.

Early Years

Hart grew up in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill where he excelled in many sports while attending Dilworth School. He then moved to Mt Roskill Grammar School for the last 2 years of secondary school. He was a member of Auckland representative rugby sides from under 14 through to under 16.

Playing career

Known as a quick and skilled scrum-half with a great pass who isn't shy when it comes to the physical aspects of the game, Grayson Hart has played Super Rugby for the Blues and NSW Waratahs as well as NPC Rugby for Auckland and North Harbour. He is currently a member of Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland A.

2007

Grayson made his debut for Auckland in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup as a 19-year-old and made 13 appearances for a team that went undefeated during the season, won the Air New Zealand Cup and reclaimed the Ranfurly Shield from Canterbury.

2008

Hart was a key member of the New Zealand Under 20 team^[1] which won the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in 2008 in Wales, scoring a try against Ireland in the process. At the end of 2008 he played in an All Blacks practice match against the New Zealand Barbarians side.^[2] He would again suit up for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup where he shared time at scrum-half with Taniela Moa.

2009

Hart made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues against the Bulls in Round 2 of 2009, he then went on to play 7 Super 14 matches that season.^[3] At 20 years old, he was and still is the youngest scrum-half ever to play for the Blues at Super Rugby level. Again played for Auckland at ITM Cup level.

2010

He was again part of the Blues Wider Training Group but with the signing of more experienced players at the scrum-half position Grayson did not play in any Super Rugby matches. Hart spent the 2010 season on loan to North Harbour for the ITM Cup.

2011

With opportunities in New Zealand limited, Hart set off to Australia where he signed with Southern Districts Rugby Club in Sydney's Shute Shield competition and was immediately signed to the NSW Waratahs academy. He impressed the NSW coaching staff with his play for Souths and signed on for the 2012 Super Rugby season.^[4]

2012

In 2012 Hart trained with the Waratahs, as a member of the Extended Playing Group. He also played for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield, where his form at scrum-half helped convince Waratahs selectors him to partner with flyhalf with Bernard Foley.^[5] Hart made his debut for the Waratahs in the starting lineup in Round 20 against the Brumbies.^[6] Waratahs wing Drew Mitchell wrote a glowing column in the Herald Sun about Grayson's contribution.^[7] Following this performance^[8] Hart was retained as the starter for the Waratahs in the team's final game of the season against the playoff bound Reds. Hart held his own^[9] in the face of world class competition, in the form of scrum-half Will Genia.

Grayson remained a member of the Waratahs squad in 2013.^[10]

2013

After another season at the Tahs, Hart moved to Edinburgh,^[11] in the RaboDirect Pro12 tournament along with team mate Oliver Atkins. He made his debut for Edinburgh in a RaboPro12 game against Ulster at Ravenhill on November 22, coming on as a substitute and scoring a try in the process.^[12] Hart was rewarded with his first start for Edinburgh in a Heineken Cup match against Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium and was at the forefront of a gallant Edinburgh effort, he played 80 minutes and led the team around the park remarkably for an upset win which revived their European campaign.^[13]

International career

Hart played for the NZ Under 20 side in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship where he kept current All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith on the bench throughout the tournament.^[14] Also part of the 2008 World Champion NZ Under 20 side were current All Blacks, Zac Guildford, Sam Whitelock as well as Wallabies flyhalf Mike Harris. He is eligible to play internationally for Scotland through his maternal Grandmother who was born in Glasgow.^[15] On the back of some strong club form Grayson Hart was selected for Scotland A to face England Saxons in January 2014.^[16]

References

External links

New Zealand Under 20 profile:
Waratahs profile:

v t e Edinburgh Rugby squad

Forwards	Atkins Basilaia Blaauw Coman Cox Cross Denton Dickinson du Preez Ford Gilchrist Grant Hilterbrand Lawrie Leonardi Lutui McInally Nel Niven Parker Rennie van der Westhuizen Walker

Backs	Atiga Beard Bezuidenhout Black Brown Cuthbert De Luca Dominguez Fife Francis Hart Hunter Kennedy Jones Laidlaw Leck Leonard Scott Strauss Tonks Visser Walker

Coach	Alan Solomons

Squads

v t e Waratahs – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Richard Aho Ollie Atkins Mitchell Chapman Adam Coleman Dave Dennis Kane Douglas AJ Gilbert Jed Holloway Luke Holmes Michael Hooper Sekope Kepu Pat McCutcheon Wycliff Palu Greg Peterson Tatafu Polota-Nau Benn Robinson Paddy Ryan Will Skelton Jeremy Tilse Lopeti Timani Sitaleki Timani John Ulugia Liam Winton Did not play: Damien Fitzpatrick

Backs	Adam Ashley-Cooper Berrick Barnes Peter Betham Tom Carter Cam Crawford Israel Folau Bernard Foley Terrence Hepetema Rob Horne Tom Kingston Matt Lucas Brendan McKibbin Drew Mitchell Lachlan Turner Ben Volavola Did not play: Grayson Hart Michael Hodge

Coach	Michael Cheika

v t e Waratahs – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Chris Alcock Dave Dennis Kane Douglas Rocky Elsom Damien Fitzpatrick Jono Jenkins Sekope Kepu Joshua Mann-Rea Pat McCutcheon Dean Mumm Tevita Metuisela Wycliff Palu Tatafu Polota-Nau Benn Robinson Paddy Ryan Richard Stanford Jeremy Tilse Lopeti Timani Sitaleki Timani John Ulugia Did not play: Greg Peterson Daniel Vickerman

Backs	Adam Ashley-Cooper Berrick Barnes Peter Betham Tom Carter Bernard Foley Daniel Halangahu Grayson Hart Rob Horne Brackin Karauria-Henry Tom Kingston Brendan McKibbin Drew Mitchell Atieli Pakalani Sarel Pretorius Nathan Trist Lachlan Turner

Coach	Michael Foley

Persondata
Name	Hart, Grayson
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand rugby union player
Date of birth	19 June 1988
Place of birth	Kaitaia, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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