Grant Stewart (born 28 February 1995) is a

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international

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player who plays for

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. He previously played for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

. His usual position is at the Hooker position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stewart played rugby for

Strathaven RFC Strathaven RFC are a rugby union team from the south Lanarkshire town of Strathaven. Strathaven 1st XV play in the West Regional League Division 2. History Founded in 1984, Strathaven RFC play at Whiteshawgate - off Hamilton Road. Strathave ...

before moving onto

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and then

Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. History In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...

Professional career

Stewart has played for the Glasgow U20 side. Stewart was enrolled in the then BT Sport

Scottish Rugby Academy The Scottish Rugby Academy, for sponsorship reasons the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy, is a national academy structure designed to give Scotland's young rugby stars a pathway into the professional game. The academy structure is based on 4 regiona ...

as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support. The academy was later sponsored by Fosroc instead of BT Sport. Stewart made his debut for

in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

Bridgehaugh Park Bridgehaugh Park is a rugby union ground in Stirling, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 4,000. It is the home of Stirling County RFC, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership. Location It is situated in a meander of the River F ...

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on 19 August 2017. It was announced on 20 December 2018 that Stewart had signed a professional contract with

and that he will graduate from the Scottish Rugby Academy on 1 January 2019. After 48 caps and 9 tries, Stewart left Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2022. He was signed by

on 3 August 2022.

International career

Stewart has played for the Scotland U17s, Scotland U18s and Scotland U19s age-grade sides. On 16 January 2019

Gregor Townsend Gregor Peter John Townsend, (born 26 April 1973) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Scotland national team having previously been an assistant coach from 2009 to 2012. As a player, he won ...

named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his

Six Nations squad. Stewart was among those selected. Stewart earned his first senior

cap against

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in the Rugby World Cup warm up matches at

Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...

on 24 August 2019.

Outside of rugby

Stewart's family own a haulage firm.

References

External links

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1995 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Rugby union hookers Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow Hawks players Dalziel RFC players Rugby union players from South Lanarkshire Scotland international rugby union players Strathaven RFC players Scotland Club XV international rugby union players Connacht Rugby players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub