Grant Hattingh

I feel an odd kinship with Grant Hattingh because of his Japanese chapter. A Johannesburg-born, Stellenbosch-educated lock and flanker, he crossed the planet to play for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Kobelco Steelers, throwing his body around on grounds far from home. As a Japan-based editor, I take real pleasure in foreign players who commit to our leagues, and the lock's job, all unglamorous graft in the tight phases, suits a temperament I instinctively trust. I picture a level-headed forward, the kind who quietly holds a struggling pack together when the contest turns ugly.

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Name (English)

Grant Hattingh

Name (Japanese)

グラント・ハッティング

Reading

ぐらんと・はってぃんぐ

Born

October 3, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Occupation

rugby union player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

University

Stellenbosch University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ghattingh/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%20Hattingh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5596250

Tags

• Gauteng
• rugby union player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.