Grant Perry

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| name = Grant Perry

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| birth_name = Richard Grant Perry

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|05|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

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| ru_position = Hooker

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repcaps1 = 0

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| repyears1 = 1980

| ru_province1 = Mid Canterbury

| ru_provinceyears1 = 1975–84

| ru_provinceapps1 = 116

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| relatives = Tim Perry (son){{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/sport/weekly-star/6945366/No1-man-continues-to-impress | title= No1 man continues to impress | date=18 May 2012 | work=Marlborough Express | accessdate=10 August 2014 | first=Clay | last=Wilson}}

| school = St Andrews College

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Richard Grant Perry (born 26 May 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at St. Andrew's College. He initially began his rugby union career as a loose forward but switched to hooker, Perry represented Mid Canterbury at a provincial level where he captained the team from 1977. He was called into the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, as a replacement on the 1980 tour of Fiji. He played a single match, against Nadroga at Lautoka.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=698 |title = Grant Perry | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 10 August 2014}}

His brother, Bruce, represented Mid Canterbury between 1976 and 1977. His son Tim Perry made his All Blacks debut against the Barbarians on 4 November in a 31–22 win and became All Black #1162, becoming the 20th All Black whose father played for the team.