Dalton Grant (rugby league)

Dalton Grant
Personal information
Full name Dalton Grant
Born (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990[1]
Newport, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 South Wales Scorpions 46 32 0 0 128
2011(loan) → Crusaders RL 1 0 0 0 0
2014 Barrow Raiders 19 13 0 0 52
2015–16 Dewsbury Rams 50 33 0 0 132
2017 London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
2018– Bradford Bulls 25 18 0 0 72
Total 141 96 0 0 384
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–17 Wales 6 4 0 0 16
As of 23 September 2018
Source: [2][3]

Dalton Grant (born 21 April 1990) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls in Betfred League 1.

He previously played for the South Wales Scorpions, Barrow and the Dewsbury Rams. He has played for Crusaders RL in the Super League while on loan at the club in 2011.[4]

In September 2014, Dalton was named in the Welsh in preparation for the 2014 European Cup.[5] He went on to play in the tournament, appearing in two games and scoring in the team's game against Ireland.

In October 2015, Dalton yet again played for Wales this time in the 2015 version of the European Cup tournament in which Wales become European Champions. Dalton scored a try in the opening game against Scotland. He would then go on to score one try for Wales in each of their last two games of the tournament. Giving him a try in ever international game for Wales.

Dalton was also in the 2016 World Cup qualifying squad but unfortunately sustained an injury that prevented him from playing.

Bradford Bulls

2018 - 2018 Season

In December 2017 Dalton signed a one-year deal with Bradford Bulls.[6] Dalton featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Toronto Wolfpack, and Keighley Cougars. He scored against Halifax (1 try) and Sheffield Eagles (1 try).[7][8]

Grant featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 7 (Coventry Bears) then in Round 9 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 22 (Workington Town). He also played in Round 24 (West Wales Raiders) and Round 26 (Hemel Stags). Dalton played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) then in Round 5 (Warrington Wolves). He scored against Keighley Cougars (1 try), Hunslet R.L.F.C. (3 tries), Oldham (2 tries), West Wales Raiders (4 tries), London Skolars (2 tries), Hemel Stags (4 tries) and York City Knights (2 tries).

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2018 Bradford Bulls25180072
Total25180072

References

  1. ↑ Dalton Grant|South Wales Scorpions RLFC. Scorpionsrl.com. Retrieved on 25 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ "Crusaders suspend seven players for discipline breach". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. ↑ KEAR ANNOUNCES WELSH TRAIN-ON SQUAD. Rlef.eu.com (23 September 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-25.
  6. ↑ "Bradford sign Dalton Grant on one year deal". Bradford Bulls. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bulls celebrate Odsal victory over Halifax". Total Rugby League. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bradford Bulls 12 Sheffield Eagles 6: Two late tries clinch another friendly win for Kear's side". Telegraph & Argus. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.