Regan Grace

Regan Grace (born 12 December 1996) is a Welsh professional 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
Full nameRegan Grace
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 121 77 0 0 308
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Wales 6 3 0 0 12
2019– Wales 9s 3 1 0 0 4
As of 18 June 2021
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]

Grace played in St Helens 8–4 2020 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull.[11]

In the quarter-finals of the 2021 Challenge Cup, Grace scored a hat-trick for St Helens in their victory over Huddersfield.[12]

In the semi-final of the 2021 Challenge Cup, Grace scored two tries as St Helens beat Hull FC 33–18 to reach the final.[13]

On 17 July 2021, he played for St. Helens in their 26–12 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford.[14]

On 9 October 2021, Grace played for St. Helens in their 2021 Super League Grand Final victory over Catalans Dragons.[15]

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.[16]

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. "Light in the World Cup gloom for Kear". BBC Sport.
  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. Unwin, Will (12 October 2019). "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. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
  12. "Grace hat-trick hero in QFs". www.skysports.com.
  13. "St Helens Hull FC Semi Final". www.skysports.com.
  14. "How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  15. "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
  16. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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