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Diminutive and Dazzling Former All Blacks Winger Grant Batty Dead at 74
Grant Batty scored 45 tries in 56 matches for New Zealand from 1972 to 1977, known for his speed and toughness despite his 65 kg frame, New Zealand Rugby said.
- On Saturday, New Zealand Rugby announced Grant Batty died at his home in Queensland, Australia at age 74.
- Batty's top-level career ran from 1972 to 1977 and ended prematurely at age 25 due to a crippling knee injury, after which he held Queensland coaching roles.
- He scored 45 tries in 56 matches for New Zealand, including four in 15 tests, with a final test highlight intercepting a pass from Trefor Evans for a 50-meter match-winning try.
- Ian Kirkpatrick said he learned of Batty's death from Batty's wife and called it a huge shock, while Joe Karam called him a 'crowdpleaser' and `He was so little and small, but he was incredibly quick and elusive`; a cause of death has not been specified.
- At 1.65m and 65 kilograms, Batty was unusually small for a top-level winger but used speed and pugnacity, earning a place on Wynne Gray's 100 Greatest All Blacks list .
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Diminutive and dazzling former All Blacks winger Grant Batty dead at 74
Grant Batty, a diminutive All Blacks winger who stood only 1.65 meters tall but made up for his lack of size with skill and pugnacity, has died. He was 74.
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Former All Blacks winger Grant Batty dies aged 74
Former All Blacks winger Grant Batty has died aged 74. Born in Greytown in 1951, Batty played 56 matches for New Zealand between 1972 and 1977, including 15 tests, scoring 45 tries. Standing 1.65m tall, he debuted on the 1972/73 northern hemisphere tour and played his first test against Wales in Cardiff. His final test appearance came against the British Lions in Wellington in 1977, where he scored an intercept try before announcing his retireme…
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