Grant Webb (born 11 August 1979 in

Palmerston North, New Zealand Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Ma ...

) is a New Zealand

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player. He plays his rugby as a number eight.

Career

Webb played for

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, during which time he faced the

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In 2005 he joined the

Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Verblitz is a portmanteau of ''verde'' (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese for 'green') and ''blitz'' (German for 'lightning'). The team is owned by Toyota Motor Corporat ...

club in Japan's

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. On 20 December 2007 Webb arrived in Belfast on a season long contract with Magners League team

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, following a season playing in New Zealand's NPC tournament, with Hawkes Bay. In May 2008, he joined Welsh regional side the Newport Gwent Dragons. Webb was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2009–10 season.New Zealanders leave
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Newport Gwent Dragons profileUlster profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Grant 1979 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Dragons RFC players University of Otago alumni New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Wales Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Palmerston North Otago rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players