[3] He joined the Orange City rugby union club in 1983.
He again returned to Orange in 1988 and made both the NSW and Australian sides.
[3] Grant switched to rugby league in 1989, joining the Balmain Tigers in the NSWRL Premiership.
He was part of the Tigers side that played in the grand final that season and stayed with the club until 1992.
He had found it difficult to maintain his first grade place with the Tigers and moved to Hull FC for the 1992/93 season.