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success in
Bucharest in June 2009. His debut was as a replacement in the win against Russia, and his first start followed four days later in the victory against Uruguay. That same month he signed a professional contract with Edinburgh, and his Scotland A career continued with a replacement appearance
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November 2008 he was the Scottish Thistles’ joint-top scorer with 45 points (nine tries) in the Singapore international sevens, and he went on to play in the Scotland squad in the 2008–09 IRB tournaments in Wellington (New Zealand), San Diego (USA), Hong Kong, Adelaide, Twickenham and Murrayfield
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It was here that his rugby career really started to take shape moving from the centres to the back row. Grant played for the school's first XV as well as the Natal
Schools side. Upon completing high school, Grant moved to Scotland where he began his professional career.
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where he continued his sporting career. It was here that Grant was selected to play for the South
African under-15 and under-16 waterpolo sides. Halfway through his high school career he moved out of the Western Cape to the Midlands of Natal to attend
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in Dubai in April 2006. Later that year he made his international sevens debut for
Scotland in the Dubai tournament which opened the IRB's 2006–07 series. He played in six of the tournaments in that series. That season, too, he had his
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as well as the RWC Sevens in Dubai, where he scored four tries in helping
Scotland to win the Plate competition. Over the 2008–09 sevens season he scored 23 tries, and his points tally of 115 was second only to
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Rugby runs in Roddy's family: his grandfather (Bob) and great-uncle (George) were international referees, the latter was also
Scotland full back in 1950 and 1951 and manager of the
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After retiring as a player, Grant joined the
Scottish Rugby Academy and in May 2017 was promoted to Edinburgh forwards' coach. Since 2024 he was forwards coach for
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in summer 2006 as an apprentice, and the following
January he made his debut for the professional team as a substitute in the Magners League match against
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February 2007 match against England in Bath, and he continued in that team for the game against France in Bourg-en-Bresse.
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between 2006 and 2015, and has coached at the Scottish Rugby Academy and Edinburgh. From 2019-2024, he was forwards coach for
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at Rodney Parade. He was awarded the 2008 John Macphail Scholarship, allowing him to have a summer playing for
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for season 2009–10. Grant trained with the senior Scotland squad during the
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Grant started as open-side flanker in all five of Scotland's matches in the
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in New Zealand, and Grant's father played for British Universities.
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Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland
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coach and former player. He played as a flanker for
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Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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420:In March 2015, Grant signed a new contract with
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310:to Scottish parents and soon after moved to
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424:until 2016. In August 2015, he scored a
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363:2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
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800:Rugby union players from Cape Town
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79:102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
71:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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272:Roderick Robert Grant
35:Roderick Robert Grant
750:Rugby union flankers
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227:National sevens team
185:International career
680:Sporting positions
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255:Scotland 7s
112:Position(s)
97:Rugby coach
26:Roddy Grant
719:Categories
519:13 October
472:15 January
448:References
392:Galashiels
383:Scotland A
346:He joined
336:1977 Lions
298:Early life
216:Scotland A
150:2006–2007
46:1987-01-31
32:Birth name
557:Bbc.co.uk
426:hat-trick
422:Edinburgh
407:Edinburgh
312:Cape Town
284:Edinburgh
251:2006–2015
212:2009–2015
160:Edinburgh
152:2009–2015
378:’s 171.
308:Botswana
206:(Points)
144:(Points)
62:Botswana
671:Profile
665:Profile
634:7 April
593:Bbc.com
430:Romania
385:in the
320:Bishops
304:Jwaneng
156:Borders
117:Flanker
488:"Home"
442:Ulster
342:Career
292:Ulster
84:School
76:Weight
68:Height
701:2008
411:Pro12
245:Comps
233:Years
191:Years
129:Years
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521:2016
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286:and
238:Team
201:Apps
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