Grant was educated at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[1] Grant played rugby for the Army before making the grade at professional level.
[4] At the start of the 2017–18 season, Grant was back in Scotland, this time with Edinburgh Rugby again.
[6] Grant made his Scotland debut in the first test of the 2012 summer tour, starting against Australia at the Hunter Stadium in New South Wales.
On 7 June 2013, Grant was called up for the British & Irish Lions to cover for the injured Gethin Jenkins.