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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name              = Grant Fox
| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=100%}}
| image             = Grant Fox LQ 2018.jpg
| caption           = Fox in 2018
| birth_name        = Grant James Fox
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = [[New Plymouth]], New Zealand
| occupation        =
| spouse            = 
| relatives         = [[Ryan Fox (golfer)|Ryan Fox]] (son)<br>[[Gregory Wallace]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Merv Wallace]] (father-in-law)
| school            = [[Auckland Grammar School]]
| university        = [[University of Auckland]]
| height            = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name = AB286>{{All Blacks|286}}</ref>
| weight            = {{convert|72|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref name= AB286 />
| ru_position       = [[Fly-half (rugby union)|First five-eighth]]
| ru_amateuryears   = 
| ru_amateurclubs   = 
| ru_amupdate       = 
| ru_nationalteam   = {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| ru_nationalyears  = 1984–93
| ru_nationalcaps   = 46
| ru_nationalpoints = (645)
| ru_province       = [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]]
| ru_provinceyears  = 1982–93
| ru_provincecaps   = 189
| ru_provincepoints = (2746)
| ru_coachclubs     = [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]]<br />[[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]]
| ru_coachyears     = 1999–2003
| ru_coachupdate    =  
}}
'''Grant James Fox''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=85%}} (born 16 June 1962) is a former [[rugby union]] player from New Zealand. He was a member of the [[All Blacks]] team that won the [[1987 Rugby World Cup|inaugural Rugby World Cup]] in 1987. He is also the father of professional golfer, [[Ryan Fox (golfer)|Ryan Fox]]. Fox holds the world record for most points scored in a Rugby World Cup tournament of 126 in the [[1987 Rugby World Cup]]. He also holds the world record for most conversions in one world cup tournament of 30 also from the same 1987 cup.

==Playing career==

Fox was born in [[New Plymouth]]. He attended [[Auckland Grammar]] school.

During his time with the [[All Blacks]] from 1985 to 1993, he wore the number 10 jersey ([[Fly-half (rugby union)|first five-eighth]] or [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]]), and was the main goalkicker for the All Blacks. He amassed 645 points from 46 All Black [[Test match (rugby union)|test matches]] (1 try, 118 conversions, 128 penalties, 7 drop goals). He is considered a true pioneer of the modern art of goal kicking,<ref name="espnscrum.com">{{Cite web|title=Grant Fox {{!}} Rugby Union {{!}} Players and Officials|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/9902.html|access-date=2021-11-15|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref> in particular the technicalities of leaning the ball forward, which has been adopted by world class kickers since. Many believe he is one of the greatest first five-eighths in All Blacks' history,<ref name= AB286 /> even though he was not a great runner with the ball in hand.<ref name="espnscrum.com"/>

Despite his relatively short height, he made up for this with fantastic distribution skills reinforced by his long-term colleague [[John Kirwan (rugby)|John Kirwan]]'s then-world-record career statistics playing outside him for Auckland and the All Blacks. His inability to score tries was often a joking point in the team – his cause not helped by an overruled attempt against Ireland in 1989 (due to a prior technical infringement by a teammate).<ref name= AB286 />

Fox was a member of the [[New Zealand Cavaliers]] which toured [[Apartheid|apartheid South Africa]] in 1986, following the cancellation of the official [[New Zealand Rugby Union|NZRFU]] tour in 1985.  For participating in the [[South African rebel tours|rebel tour]] Fox was banned from selection in the All Blacks for three tests.<ref>{{cite book|last1=White|first1=Steven|title=The 50 Greatest Rugby Union Players of All Time|date=2015|publisher=Icon Books|isbn=978-1785780271|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jK2CgAAQBAJ}}</ref>

The highlight of Fox's career was winning the inaugural [[Rugby Union World Cup|Rugby World Cup]] with New Zealand in 1987, a victory based in part on his accurate kicking.

Fox was selected as one of the “Five players of the year” for the 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993 seasons, in the Rugby Almanack of New Zealand.

==Coaching and broadcasting==
In the [[1995 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1995 New Year Honours]], Fox was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]], for services to rugby.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53894 |date=31 December 1994 |page=34 |supp=2}}</ref>

Fox remained an integral part of his [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland club]], involved at a coaching level and sharing in their success in the 1999 and 2002–2003 [[Air New Zealand Cup|NPC]] seasons.

Fox is now a [[sports commentator|commentator]] on [[Sky Sports]], [[NBC Sports]] and in the [[EA Sports]] rugby union series.

Fox provided commentary on the [[Rugby World Cup]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in [[1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]], with [[Al Michaels]] in [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]] and [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] and [[Mike Tirico]] in [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]].

Fox is currently a selector with the New Zealand All Blacks (2011–present)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{All Blacks}}
* {{ESPNscrum}}
* {{ItsRugby}}
* {{New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame}}

{{New Zealand Cavaliers Squad 1986}}
{{All Blacks Squad 1987 World Cup}}
{{All Blacks Squad 1991 World Cup}}
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