| Birth name | Grant Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carluke, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Strathaven Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Stewart (born 28 February 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Connacht and Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Hooker position.[1]
Stewart played rugby for Strathaven RFC[2] before moving onto Dalziel[3] and then Glasgow Hawks.[1][4]
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]
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]
Stewart has played for the Scotland U17s, Scotland U18s and Scotland U19s age-grade sides.[2][12]
On 16 January 2019 Gregor Townsend named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his Scotland Six Nations squad. Stewart was among those selected.[13]
Stewart earned his first senior Scotland cap against France in the Rugby World Cup warm up matches at Murrayfield Stadium on 24 August 2019.[14]
Stewart's family own a haulage firm.[2]