Ryan Grant’s rise from soldier to Lion
Paul Radley | June 9, 2013
Ryan Grant played for Scotland in the Six Nations against France on March 16 in Saint-Denis near Paris, France. John Berry / Getty Images
Ryan Grant will complete the unlikely journey from Sharjah Wanderers to the British & Irish Lions having been summoned to Australia as an injury replacement for the summer tour. The Scotland prop, who has been called up to cover for the injured Gethin Jenkins and Cian Healy, played for the Wanderers in 2006 when visiting family in the emirate. His father, Billy, who now lives and works in Doha, played as a prop for the Sharjah club while he was employed in Port Khalid, while brother Lee was a flanker in the same team. Although the Lions-bound prop was contracted [...]
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