Dalton Grant (born 21 April 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the

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in the Betfred Super League and Wales at international level. He has played at club level for the South Wales Scorpions, the Barrow Raiders and the Dewsbury Rams. He has played for Crusaders RL in the

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while on loan at the club in 2011. In September 2014, Grant was named in the Wales squad in preparation for the

2014 European Cup The 2014 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournamen ...

. He went on to play in the tournament, appearing in two games and scoring in the team's game against Ireland. In October 2015, Grant yet again played for Wales this time in the 2015 version of the

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tournament in which Wales become European Champions. Grant scored a try in the opening game against Scotland. He would then go on to score one try for Wales in each of their last two games of the tournament. Giving him a try in ever international game for Wales. Grant also played in the 2017 World Cup for Wales, and also played in the qualifiers to get Wales in the 2021 World Cup. He played in the Sydney World Cup 9’s 2019 for Wales.

Background

Grant was born in Newport, Wales.

Club career

Bradford Bulls

2018 - 2018 Season In December 2017, Grant signed a one-year deal with Bradford Bulls. Grant featured in Round 1 York City to Round 7 against the Coventry Bears then in Round 9 West Wales Raiders to Round 22 Workington Town. He also played in Round 24 West Wales Raiders and Round 26 against the Hemel Stags. Grant played in the

2018 Challenge Cup The 2018 Challenge Cup, also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 117th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a numb ...

in Round 3 against the West Wales Raiders then in Round 5 against Warrington. At the end of the season Grant signed a one-year extension to his contract. 2019 - 2019 Season Grant featured in Round 9

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...

to Round 14 Halifax R.L.F.C. then in Round 16

Batley Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...

to Round 17

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. Grant played in Round 27 ( Rochdale Hornets). Grant played in the 2019 Challenge Cup in Round 4 Keighley to Quarter Final Halifax R.L.F.C. Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

London Skolars

On 16 January 2020, it was announced that Grant had joined London Skolars.

London Broncos

In 2022, Grant joined RFL Championship side the London Broncos. On 15 October 2023, Grant played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.

International career

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the

2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s The 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s was the first staging of the Rugby League World Cup 9s tournament and took place on 18 and 19 October 2019 at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium. The tournament featured teams from 12 International Rugby League member ...

References

External links

Bradford Bulls profileLondon Broncos profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at rlwc2017.comWales profileWelsh profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Dalton 1990 births Living people British people of Jamaican descent Barrow Raiders players Bradford Bulls players Crusaders Rugby League players London Broncos players London Skolars players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Newport, Wales Rugby league wingers South Wales Scorpions players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Welsh people of Jamaican descent