John Grant is an Australian businessman, rugby league football administrator and former player of the 1970s. A Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back, he was a member of the Australia national rugby league team which lost the 1972 World Cup to Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....

 in France. Following the World Cup, Grant joined English club Warrington

Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....

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Grant had completed an engineering degree at the University of Queensland

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

 before taking up a scholarship with Brisbane City Council. He went on to head the IT company Data#3 and become chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association

Australian Information Industry Association

The Australian Information Industry Association is the peak body representing the information and communications technology industry in Australia....

. In 2011 Grant was named as the inaugural chairman of the National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

's new independent commission.

External links

• John Grant at rugbyleagueproject.org