Donald Grant | |
Birth Name: | Donald Macpherson Grant |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1892 |
Birth Place: | Burma |
Death Place: | San Francisco, United States |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | London Scottish |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1911 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 2 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Ru Province: |
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Ru Provinceyears: | - 1911 |
Donald Grant (30 December 1892 – 8 December 1962) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Grant played as a Wing.[1]
Grant played for London Scottish.[2]
Grant played for the English county team East Midlands.[3]
He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 21 January 1911, while still with London Scottish, scoring a try in the match in a 26-19 win for the Whites.[4]
Grant played 2 matches for Scotland, both in the Five Nations tournament.[5]
He remains the youngest player to play on the Wing for Scotland. His first start was at the age of 18 years and 36 days.[6]
His debut was against Wales on 4 February 1911 at Inverleith. Wales won the match 32 - 10.[7] The Glasgow Herald noted that Grant as 'the schoolboy member of the team, took a long time to find his feet, and did his best work in Scotland's last despairing rally.'[2]
His final match was against Ireland on 25 February 1911 at Inverleith. Ireland won the match 16 - 10.[8] Grant had a kick at goal in the first half but it went right of the post; and his similar conversion kick in the second half also missed. Nevertheless he combined with Carl Ogilivy to good effect throughout the match.[9]