Thomas Oliver Grant is a former

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

He played for the Scottish Border XV in their match against Royal Air Force Rugby Union in 1962. He played for South of Scotland. He played for Provinces District - the combined north–south side - in their match against

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on 28 November 1962. 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

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International career

He was capped for six times between 1960 and 1964.

Family

His brother Derrick Grant was also capped for Scotland.

References

;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1933 births Hawick RFC players Living people Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players South of Scotland District (rugby union) players Provinces District (rugby union) players Blues Trial players Rugby union number eights {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub