Regan Grace

Regan Grace (born 12 December 1996) is a Welsh rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for St Helens in the Super League[1][2][3] and Wales at international level.[4]

Regan Grace
Personal information
Born (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996
Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight12 st 7 lb (79 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– St Helens 94 47 0 0 188
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 Wales 6 3 0 0 12
2019– Wales 9s 3 1 0 0 4
As of 2 August 2020
Source: [1][2]

Background

Grace was born in Port Talbot, Wales, and is the brother of television personality Lateysha Grace, and cousin of rugby footballer Calvin Wellington.[5]

Grace originally played rugby union, and started his career at Aberavon Quins RFC. He was also a member of the Ospreys youth teams.[5]

Career

On 30 May 2017, Grace signed a new two-and-half year contract with St Helens.[6]

He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[7]

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford.[8][9][10]

International career

He played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, scoring two tries in the country's first game.

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[11]

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References
  1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Three more youngsters agree new deals with St Helens". Sky Sports. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. "Wales rugby league stars braced for French European challenge in Cardiff". Wales Online. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/41985502
  6. "Regan Grace: St Helens and Wales winger signs new two-and-a-half year contract". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017.
  7. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  10. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  11. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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