Grant Batty

Grant Bernard Batty (born 31 August 1951 in Greytown, New Zealand) is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, Batty played domestically for Wellington and Bay of Plenty. After retiring, he coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League.

Grant Batty

Birth name	Grant Bernard Batty
Date of birth	(1951-08-31) 31 August 1951
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1970 - 1975 1976 - 1977 Wellington Bay of Plenty () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1972–1977  New Zealand 15 (16)

Batty won the New Zealand Superstars competition three years running, 1977–1979.

"Grant Batty" a biography by Bob Howitt was published in 1977 buy Rugby Press Limited (ISBM 0 9597553 0 6). This states Grant played 142 first class matches and scored 109 tries. He stated his 3 favourite tries out of the 45 he scored for New Zealand to be:

• his try against the British Lions at Athletic Park on 18 June 1977 won 16-12 by the All Blacks. Batty intercepted a pass thrown by Trefor Evans and ran over 50 metres to score the try chased by Graham Price and the fast gaining Andy Irvine. This was Batty's last test match.
• His second try against the Barbarians at Cardiff on 27 January 1973. The All Blacks lost that game 11-23 but Batty said he had previously tried and failed twice to beat J.P.R. Williams so he tried a kick and won the chase.
• his second try against New South Wales on 18 May 1970 when the All Blacks won 20–0 at Sydney. His teammate Duncan Robertson pumped a high kick to the opposition's goal line which dropped into Batty's arms.