Ryan Grant (rugby union)

Ryan Grant
Birth name	Ryan Grant
Date of birth	8 October 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
School	Alice Smith School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loosehead Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2005; 2016-17; 2017-18	Army; Currie; Ayr
Senior career
Years	Team
2005–2007; 2007–2010; 2010–2017; 2017; 2017; 2017-2019	Border Reivers; Edinburgh Rugby; Glasgow Warriors; Worcester Warriors; Edinburgh Rugby; Glasgow Warriors
National team(s)
Years	Team
2006; 2007; 2012–; 2013	Scotland U21; Scotland A; Scotland; British & Irish Lions
	Correct as of 27 September 2015
Teams coached
Years	Team
2019-20; 2020-	Glasgow Academicals (Asst.); Glasgow Academicals

Ryan Grant (born 8 October 1985) is a rugby union coach; the co-owner of a gin business; and a former Scotland international rugby union player. He currently is Head Coach of Glasgow Academicals.

Educated at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is an ex-soldier; he served in the Royal Corps of Signals, British Army as an Area System Operator from 2002 to 2005.^[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He played rugby for the Army before making the grade at Professional level.

In 2016, he turned out for Currie in the Scottish Premiership.^[2]

In the 2017–18 season he was playing his rugby with Ayr.^[3]

Professional career[]

Weighing in at 249 lb for 6"1 he played prop for provincial side Glasgow Warriors from 2010; becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 186. He previously played for the Scottish professional sides Border Reivers and Edinburgh Rugby making him one of a few players to have played for three of Scotland's professional teams. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2012/13 season.

On 25 January 2017 it was announced that Grant had joined Worcester Warriors with immediate effect.^[4]

At the start of the 2017–18 season Grant was back in Scotland, this time with Edinburgh Rugby again. He trained with Edinburgh and played in their August match against Newcastle Falcons at .^[5]

This short stint at Edinburgh didn't last, and Grant joined their 1872 Cup rivals instead. On 28 September 2017 Grant once again joined Glasgow Warriors on a short-term deal.^[6]

International career[]

He made his Scotland debut in the first Test of the 2012 summer tour, starting against Australia at the Hunter Stadium in New South Wales.^[7] He continued to start in the further two wins over Fiji and Samoa.

On 7 June 2013, Grant was called up for the British & Irish Lions to cover injured Gethin Jenkins.^[8]

Coaching career[]

It was announced on 8 May 2019 that Grant would be a coach for Glasgow Academicals for the 2019–20 season.^[9] When Head Coach Andy Jackson stood down in 2020, Grant was promoted to Head Coach of the club.^[10]

Business career[]

Grant co-owns his own organic gin production company The Garden Shed Drinks Company which he runs with fellow ex-Glasgow Warrior Ruaridh Jackson.^[11]