Birth name | Ben Grant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin William Grant (born 18 May 1998 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Force in Global Rapid Rugby and the Super Rugby AU competition and the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). His original playing position is lock. He was named in the Force squad for the Global Rapid Rugby competition in 2020. [1] [2] [3]
He moved to Adelaide at the age of one with his mother (Alison Grant) and father (Travis Grant). His brother (William Grant) was born in 2001 followed by his youngest brother (Jay Grant) born in 2003. He later moved back to Queensland living in Gold Coast were he found his passion for rugby union. He attended All Saints Anglican School throughout his upbringing. [4]