William St Clair Grant (rugby union)

Not to be confused with William St Clair Grant.

William St. Clair Grant
BornWilliam St. Clair Grant
(1853-07-20)20 July 1853
Bengal, India
Died17 February 1896(1896-02-17) (aged 42)
Bengal, India
Rugby union career
Position 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

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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