Ryan Grant (rugby union)
Full name | Ryan Grant | ||
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Date of birth | 8 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||
School | Alice Smith School | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Loosehead Prop | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005 2005–07 2007–10 2010– |
Army Border Reivers Edinburgh Rugby Glasgow Warriors |
6 14 91 |
(0) (0) (40) |
correct as of 21 February 2015. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006 2007 2012- 2013 |
Scotland U-21 Scotland A Scotland Lions |
10 3 22 |
(0) (0) (0) |
correct as of 21 March 2015. |
Ryan Grant (born 8 October 1985 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player. Educated at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he made his Scotland debut in the first Test of the 2012 summer tour, starting against Australia at the Hunter Stadium in New South Wales.[1] He continued to start in the further two wins over Fiji and Samoa.
He served in the Royal Corps of Signals, British Army as a Area System Operator from 2002 to 2005.[2]
Weighing in at 249 lb for 6"1 he plays prop for club side Glasgow Warriors, having previously played for the Scottish professional sides Border Reivers and Edinburgh Rugby making him one of a few players to have played for three of Scotland's professional teams. He is an ex-soldier.
On 7 June 2013, Grant was called up for the Lions to cover injured Gethin Jenkins.[3]
References
- ↑ Mason, Jim (6 June 2012). "Ryan Grant urges Scotland to continue tour momentum". BBC Sport.
- ↑ " https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=177574785&authType=name&authToken=-7yn&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name". Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Grant gets 2013 Lions call up
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