Dalton Grant (rugby league)

{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Dalton Grant

|fullname = Dalton Grant

|image = Dalton Grant.jpg

|imagesize =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Newport, Wales

|death_date =

|height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|14|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|position = {{rlp|WG|CE}}

|club1 = {{nowrap|South Wales Scorpions}}

|year1start = 2011

|year1end = 13

|appearances1 = 46

|tries1 = 32

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 128

|club2 = → Crusaders RL

|year2start = 2011{{small|(loan)}}

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 1

|tries2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 0

|club3 = Barrow Raiders

|year3start = 2014

|appearances3 = 28

|tries3 = 18

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 72

|club4 = Dewsbury Rams

|year4start = 2015

|year4end = 16

|appearances4 = 51

|tries4 = 32

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 128

|club5 = London Broncos

|year5start = 2017

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 0

|tries5 = 0

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 0

|club6 = Bradford Bulls

|year6start = 2018

|year6end = 19

|appearances6 = 38

|tries6 = 28

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 112

|club7 = London Skolars

|year7start = 2020

|year7end = 21

|appearances7 = 8

|tries7 = 1

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 4

|club8 = London Broncos

|year8start = 2022

|year8end = present

|appearances8 = 35

|tries8 = 13

|goals8 = 0

|fieldgoals8 = 0

|points8 = 52

|teamA = Wales

|yearAstart = 2014

|yearAend = present

|appearancesA = 11

|triesA = 5

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 20

|retired = no

|source = {{Rugby league records|title=Dalton Grant|id=1220}}[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dalton-grant/summary.html Rugby League Project]{{Cite web |url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Dalton-Grant/ |title=loverugbyleague |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814022119/http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Dalton-Grant/ |url-status=dead }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002813/http://www.scorpionsrl.com/Teams/Scorpions/Player/158156 Dalton Grant|South Wales Scorpions RLFC]. Scorpionsrl.com. Retrieved on 25 November 2015.

|updated = 16 October 2023

}}

Dalton Grant (born 21 April 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} for the London Broncos in the Super League and Wales at international level.

He has played at club level for the South Wales Scorpions, the Barrow Raiders and the Dewsbury Rams. He has played for Crusaders RL in the Super League while on loan at the club in 2011.{{cite web|title=Crusaders suspend seven players for discipline breach|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/14068215|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 February 2014|date=7 July 2011}}

In September 2014, Grant was named in the Wales squad in preparation for the 2014 European Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140928092124/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/899/kear-announces-welsh-train-on-squad KEAR ANNOUNCES WELSH TRAIN-ON SQUAD]. Rlef.eu.com (23 September 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-25. He went on to play in the tournament, appearing in two games and scoring in the team's game against Ireland.

In October 2015, Grant yet again played for Wales this time in the 2015 version of the European Cup tournament in which Wales become European Champions. Grant 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. Grant also played in the 2017 World Cup for Wales, and also played in the qualifiers to get Wales in the 2021 World Cup. He played in the Sydney World Cup 9’s 2019 for Wales.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}