William St. Clair Grant Snr. (20 July 1853 – 17 February 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | William St. Clair Grant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 July 1853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 February 1896 (aged 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editGrant played for Craigmount RFC.[2]
Provincial career
editGrant represented Edinburgh District. He played in the world's first two representative provincial matches in the 1872–73 season.
International career
editGrant represented the Scotland international rugby union team twice.[3]
Family
editHis son William St Clair Grant was a cricketer.
References
edit- ^ "William St Clair Grant". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Bath, p104
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Grant - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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