| Full name | Edwin Leslie Grant | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1946-04-13) 13 April 1946 (age 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Leslie Grant (born 13 April 1946) is a former Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland.
Grant was born and raised in Belfast, attending Belfast High School.
A winger, Grant played for Belfast's CIYMS club and had yet to represent Ulster when he broke into the Ireland team for the 1971 Five Nations. He played in all of Ireland's Five Nations matches that year and scored three tries, including a memorable intercept on debut against France, to help his side secure a draw.
See also
References
- "Grant In From The Cold". Belfast Telegraph. 18 January 1971.
- "Rugby: Ciyms face exit door". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 1997.
- "Sprint champion who made career out of the intercept". Irish Independent. 5 February 2006.
External links
- Eddie Grant at ESPNscrum