Grant Stewart (rugby union)

Grant Stewart
Birth nameGrant Stewart
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthCarluke, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
SchoolStrathaven Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
?-2011 Strathaven ()
2011-2013 Dalziel 17 (10)
2013 - Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017-22 Glasgow Warriors 48 (45)
2022-23 Connacht 4 (0)
2024- Glasgow Warriors 1 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow U20 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023–24 Ayrshire Bulls ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland Club XV
2019 Scotland 3 (0)

Grant Stewart (born 28 February 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for Connacht and Ayrshire Bulls. His usual position is at the Hooker position.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stewart played rugby for Strathaven RFC[2] before moving onto Dalziel[3] and then Glasgow Hawks.[1][4]

Professional career

Stewart has played for the Glasgow U20 side.[5]

Stewart was enrolled in the then BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[6] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[7] The academy was later sponsored by Fosroc instead of BT Sport.

Stewart made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[8] His competitive debut was on 14 January 2018 against Leinster. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 295.

It was announced on 20 December 2018 that Stewart had signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors and that he will graduate from the Scottish Rugby Academy on 1 January 2019.[9]

After 48 caps and 9 tries, Stewart left Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2022.[10]

He was signed by Connacht on 3 August 2022.[11]

He played for the Ayrshire Bulls in the Super Series before being signed up by Glasgow Warriors again on 25 April 2024.[12]

International career

Stewart has played for the Scotland U17s, Scotland U18s and Scotland U19s age-grade sides.[2][13]

On 16 January 2019 Gregor Townsend named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his Scotland Six Nations squad. Stewart was among those selected.[14]

Stewart earned his first senior Scotland cap against France in the Rugby World Cup warm up matches at Murrayfield Stadium on 24 August 2019.[15] He followed that with 2 further caps against Georgia in 2019.[16]

Outside of rugby

Stewart's family own a haulage firm.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grant Stewart - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC". glasgowhawks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "theoffsideline.com/2016/09/22/bt-premiership-hawks-hooker-ready-for-rugby-career-to-hit-top-gear/". theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Dalziel's Grant Stewart makes Regional Academy Squad". dalzielrugby.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Glasgow Hawks 50 - 24 Gala: George Horne is the main man - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Glasgow U20s Hat Trick - Dumfries Saints Rugby Club". dumfriessaintsrugby.co.uk. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Clubs & Schools". Scottish Rugby Union.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Grant Stewart signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Grant Stewart on Instagram: "All good things must come to an end My time @glasgowwarriors up, but huge thanks to all the support I received from the fans, players and staff in the 5 years I've been at the club! It's been a blast ✌️"". Instagram.
  11. ^ Long, Stephen (2 August 2022). "Connacht Rugby - Connacht sign Scottish hooker Grant Stewart". Connacht Rugby.
  12. ^ "Stewart to re-join Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors. 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Youth rugby (From HeraldScotland)". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland include uncapped hookers Kerr, Cherry & Stewart, plus centre Dean". BBC Sport. 16 January 2019.
  15. ^ Rugby, Scottish [@Scotlandteam] (24 August 2019). "DEBUT | Grant Stewart earns his first cap for Scotland as Sam Skinner leaves the field. Follow the live match centre at scottishrugby.org pic.twitter.com/XSuEpwzqcR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Grant Stewart - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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