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William St Clair Grant (rugby union)

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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 Edinburgh District ()
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

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Amateur career

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Grant played for Craigmount RFC.[2]

Provincial career

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

International career

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

Family

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His son William St Clair Grant was a cricketer.

References

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  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)