Full name | Grant Dale Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 kg (306 lb; 21 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wynberg Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | UCT Ikey Tigers, UP Tuks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Dale Kemp is a South African-born Hong Kong international rugby union player, currently playing with the Hong Kong national team and Valley in the Hong Kong Premiership. [1] His regular position is prop.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for UCT Ikey Tigers in 2010 and for UP Tuks in 2011 and 2012, which led to his joining the SWD Eagles for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.
He established himself a first team regular, and was called up to the Southern Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2]
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