Grant Hattingh

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Grant Hattingh

| image = Grant Hattingh-1.jpg

| fullname = Grant Neil Hattingh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=2.01}}

| weight = {{convert|117|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Kingswood College

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Lock / Eighth Man

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| amatyears1 = 2011-12

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|Maties}}

| amatapps1 = 13

| amatpoints1 = 35

| provinceyears1 = 2011–2012

| provinceyears2 = 2012–2015

| province1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| province2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| provinceapps1 = 1

| provinceapps2 = 29

| provincepoints1 = 0

| provincepoints2 = 10

| years1 = 2015–2018

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs1 = Kubota Spears

| clubs2 = Kobelco Steelers

| apps1 = 30

| apps2 = 6

| points1 = 35

| points2 = 15

| superyears1 = 2012

| superyears2 = 2013–2016

| superyears3 = 2018–2019

| super1 = {{Rut|Lions}}

| super2 = {{Rut|Bulls}}

| super3 = Sunwolves

| superapps1 = 9

| superapps2 = 46

| superapps3 = 17

| superpoints1 = 5

| superpoints2 = 10

| superpoints3 = 15

| repyears1 =

| repteam1 =

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| ru_ntupdate = 21 February 2021

| ru_clubupdate = 21 February 2021

}}

Grant Neil Hattingh (born 3 October 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a rugby union player who plays as a lock, flanker or eighthman for Japanese sides the {{Rut|Sunwolves}} in Super Rugby and Kobelco Steelers in the Top League.

Career

Hattingh played age-group level rugby for {{Rut|Western Province}} between 2009 and 2011 and also represented {{Rut|Maties}} in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=50003 | name=Grant Hattingh | date=4 June 2016}} He broke into the Western Province Vodacom Cup team after the completion of the 2012 Varsity Cup and made his provincial debut on 21 April 2012 against the Eagles in Oudtshoorn. Hattingh was a 35th minute replacement for Tyrone Holmes in a 29–14 win for Province.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104031 | homeid=11451 | awayid=11421 | leagueid=1211 | hometeam=SWD Eagles | homescore=14 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=21 April 2012 | date=5 July 2016}}

In April 2012, Hattingh received a surprise call-up to the injury depleted {{Rut|Lions}} and he made his Super Rugby debut on 27 April 2012 as a 50th minute replacement for Hendrik Roodt as the Lions lost 34–20 to the {{Rut|Brumbies}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=100701 | homeid=10281 | awayid=10181 | leagueid=1041 | hometeam=MTN Lions | homescore=20 | awayscore=34 | awayteam=Brumbies | matchdate=27 April 2012 | date=5 July 2016}}

In July 2012, he announced that he was joining the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year deal.{{cite web | url=http://www.rugby365.com/article/48545-lions-star-in-trans-jukskei-move | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715044908/http://www.rugby365.com/article/48545-lions-star-in-trans-jukskei-move | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 July 2012 | title=Lions star in trans-Jukskei move | date=12 July 2012 | publisher=rugby365.com | access-date=12 July 2012 }} At the end of 2013, he signed a contract extension to tie him to the Blue Bulls until October 2016.{{cite press release | url=http://www.thebulls.co.za/article.aspx?artid=2239104 | title=Vodacom Bulls name group for Sun City training camp | publisher=Blue Bulls | date=13 December 2013 | access-date=23 December 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131223132108/http://www.thebulls.co.za/article.aspx?artid=2239104 | archive-date=23 December 2013 }}

=Kubota Spears=

In April 2015, Japanese Top League side Kubota Spears announced the signing of Hattingh for the 2015–16 Top League.{{cite web | url=http://www.kubota-spears.com/news/2015/04/24/150100.html | title=ジャパンラグビーTL クボタスピアーズ2015年度新入団選手（追加）および新体制のお知らせ | publisher=Kubota Spears | date=24 April 2015 | access-date=24 April 2015 | language=ja}}