Derrick Grant (born 19 April 1938) is a former international
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player.
Grant was capped fourteen times as a
flanker for between 1965 and 1968. He scored one try for Scotland.
[Griffiths, page 2:30-2:31] He was selected for the
1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand but did not play in any of the internationals.
He played club rugby for
Hawick RFC
Hawick Rugby Football Club is an semi-pro rugby union side, currently playing in the Scottish Premiership and Border League. The club was founded in 1885 and are based at Mansfield Park at Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
Splinter from Hawick an ...
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He was Hawick's most successful ever coach in the 1970s and 1980s coaching Hawick to 5 division 1 championships in a row. He also coached the Scotland team during the 80's.
His brother was another Scotland cap,
Oliver Grant.
References
1938 births
Living people
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
Hawick RFC players
Hawick Trades players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Hawick
Scotland international rugby union players
Scotland national rugby union team coaches
Scottish rugby union coaches
Scottish rugby union players
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