Grant Perry | |
Birth Name: | Richard Grant Perry |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1953 |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 1980 |
Ru Province1: | Mid Canterbury |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1975–84 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 116 |
Relatives: | Tim Perry (son)[1] |
School: | St Andrews College |
Richard Grant Perry (born 26 May 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at St. Andrew's College. He initially began his rugby union career as a loose forward but switched to hooker, Perry represented Mid Canterbury at a provincial level where he captained the team from 1977. He was called into the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, as a replacement on the 1980 tour of Fiji. He played a single match, against Nadroga at Lautoka.[2]
His brother, Bruce, represented Mid Canterbury between 1976 and 1977. His son Tim Perry made his All Blacks debut against the Barbarians on 4 November in a 31–22 win and became All Black #1162, becoming the 20th All Black whose father played for the team.