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William St. Clair Grant
Birth nameWilliam St. Clair Grant
Date of birth(1853-07-20)20 July 1853
Place of birthBengal, India
Date of death17 February 1896(1896-02-17) (aged 42)
Place of deathBengal, India
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Craigmount ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872-73
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1873-74 Scotland 2 (0)


William St. Clair Grant Snr. (20 July 1853 – 17 February 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Grant played for Craigmount RFC.[2]

Provincial career

Grant represented Edinburgh District. He played in the world's first two representative provincial matches in the 1872–73 season.

International career

Grant represented the Scotland international rugby union team twice.[3]

Family

His son William St Clair Grant was a cricketer.

References

  1. ^ "William St Clair Grant". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Bath, p104
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Grant - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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