Grant Hattingh

Grant Hattingh
Personal information
Full nameGrant Neil Hattingh
Born3 October 1990
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School(s) attendedKingswood College
Club information
Playing positionLock / Eighth Man
Current clubBlue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2009–11Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2011–12Maties13(35)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2011–12Western Province2(0)
2012Lions9(5)
2012–15Blue Bulls29(10)
2013–Bulls32(5)
2015–Kubota Spears0(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 April 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Grant Neil Hattingh (born 3 October 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a rugby union footballer. He can play as a lock, flanker or eighthman.

Career

Hattingh played age-group level rugby for Western Province between 2009 and 2011 and also represented Maties in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.[1] He broke into the Western Province Vodacom Cup team after the completion of the 2012 Varsity Cup and made his provincial debut on 21 April 2012 against the Eagles in Oudtshoorn. Hattingh was a 35th minute replacement for Tyrone Holmes in a 29-14 win for Province.[2]

In April 2012, Hattingh received a surprise call-up to the injury depleted Lions and he made his Super Rugby debut on 27 April 2012 as a 50th minute replacement for Hendrik Roodt as the Lions lost 34-20 to the Brumbies.[3]

In July 2012, he announced that he was joining the Blue Bulls on a 2 12-year deal.[4] At the end of 2013, he signed a contract extension to tie him to the Blue Bulls until October 2016.[5]

Kubota Spears

In April 2015, Japanese Top League side Kubota Spears announced the signing of Hattingh for the 2015–16 Top League.[6]

References

  1. "Grant Hattingh SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. "SWD Eagles vs Western Province Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. "Brumbies vs Lions Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. "Lions star in trans-Jukskei move". rugby365.com. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. "Vodacom Bulls name group for Sun City training camp" (Press release). Blue Bulls. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. "ジャパンラグビーTL クボタスピアーズ2015年度新入団選手(追加)および新体制のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Kubota Spears. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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