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Grant Batty: Tears Roll As Rugby Legend Passes Away Mysteriously at Age 74

Published 17 Jan 2026 at 11:59 PM

by Raphael Abiola

1 min read

The Rugby community has been thrown into mourning as All Blacks legend Grant Batty passed on at the age of 74 in Queensland, Australia on Friday, January 16, 2026.

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Batty was a small-statured All Blacks winger, measuring just 1.65 metres (5 feet 5 inches), yet he more than compensated for his height with exceptional ability, toughness, and tenacity.

He represented the All Blacks between 1972 and 1977 before a serious knee injury brought his playing career to an end. He also registered 45 tries across 56 appearances for New Zealand, with four of those scores coming in his 15 Test outings.

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Source: Briefly News

Authors:

Raphael Abiola (Sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.

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