Oliver Grant (rugby union)

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Oliver Grant
Birth nameThomas Oliver Grant
Date of birth (1933-09-05) 5 September 1933 (age 88)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Hawick ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-Scottish Border XV
South of Scotland
Provinces District
Blues Trial 		()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1960-64 Scotland 6

Thomas Oliver Grant is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Hawick. [1]

Provincial career

He played for the Scottish Border XV in their match against Royal Air Force Rugby Union in 1962. [3]

He played for South of Scotland.

He played for Provinces District - the combined north–south side - in their match against Canada on 28 November 1962. [4]

He played for Blues Trial in the 3rd and last trial match of the 1962-63 season; the Blues edging a 23–20 win over Whites Trial. [5]

International career

He was capped for Scotland six times between 1960 and 1964. [1]

Family

His brother Derrick Grant was also capped for Scotland. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p138
  2. ↑ "Thomas Oliver Grant". ESPN scrum.
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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