Grant Stewart (rugby union)
| Birth name | Grant Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carluke, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Strathaven Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Stewart (born 28 February 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for Connacht and Ayrshire Bulls. His usual position is at the Hooker position.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Stewart played rugby for Strathaven RFC[2] before moving onto Dalziel[3] and then Glasgow Hawks.[1][4]
Professional career
[edit]Stewart has played for the Glasgow U20 side.[5]
Stewart was enrolled in the then BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[6] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[7] The academy was later sponsored by Fosroc instead of BT Sport.
Stewart made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[8] His competitive debut was on 14 January 2018 against Leinster. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 295.
It was announced on 20 December 2018 that Stewart had signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors and that he will graduate from the Scottish Rugby Academy on 1 January 2019.[9]
After 48 caps and 9 tries, Stewart left Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2022.[10]
He was signed by Connacht on 3 August 2022.[11]
He played for the Ayrshire Bulls in the Super Series before being signed up by Glasgow Warriors again on 25 April 2024.[12]
International career
[edit]Stewart has played for the Scotland U17s, Scotland U18s and Scotland U19s age-grade sides.[2][13]
On 16 January 2019 Gregor Townsend named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his Scotland Six Nations squad. Stewart was among those selected.[14]
Stewart earned his first senior Scotland cap against France in the Rugby World Cup warm up matches at Murrayfield Stadium on 24 August 2019.[15] He followed that with 2 further caps against Georgia in 2019.[16]
Outside of rugby
[edit]Stewart's family own a haulage firm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grant Stewart - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC". glasgowhawks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "theoffsideline.com/2016/09/22/bt-premiership-hawks-hooker-ready-for-rugby-career-to-hit-top-gear/". theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Dalziel's Grant Stewart makes Regional Academy Squad". dalzielrugby.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow Hawks 50 - 24 Gala: George Horne is the main man - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow U20s Hat Trick - Dumfries Saints Rugby Club". dumfriessaintsrugby.co.uk. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Clubs & Schools". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Grant Stewart signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Grant Stewart on Instagram: "All good things must come to an end My time @glasgowwarriors up, but huge thanks to all the support I received from the fans, players and staff in the 5 years I've been at the club! It's been a blast ✌️"". Instagram.
- ^ Long, Stephen (2 August 2022). "Connacht Rugby - Connacht sign Scottish hooker Grant Stewart". Connacht Rugby.
- ^ "Stewart to re-join Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors. 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Youth rugby (From HeraldScotland)". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland include uncapped hookers Kerr, Cherry & Stewart, plus centre Dean". BBC Sport. 16 January 2019.
- ^ Rugby, Scottish [@Scotlandteam] (24 August 2019). "DEBUT | Grant Stewart earns his first cap for Scotland as Sam Skinner leaves the field. Follow the live match centre at scottishrugby.org pic.twitter.com/XSuEpwzqcR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Grant Stewart - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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