Grant Batty
New Zealand rugby union player
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| Intro | New Zealand rugby union player | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| is | Athlete Rugby union player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 31 August 1951, New Zealand | |
| Age | 73 years |
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Biography
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. Batty won the New Zealand Superstars competition three years running, 1977–1979.
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Chris Laidlaw likened Batty to Robert Muldoon, 'small, stunted and radiating a single message to all around him: "Don't mess with me or I'll punch your lights out."' (Rights of passage : beyond the New Zealand identity crisis : Laidlaw, Chris, Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder Moa Beckett, 1999. p. 101.)