Johan Grobbelaar

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Johan Grobbelaar
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Full nameCornelis Johannes Grobbelaar
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 28)
Paarl, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gymnasium
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth career
2015 Western Province
2016–2018 Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–present Blue Bulls 24 (40)
2018 Blue Bulls XV 5 (15)
2018–present Bulls 72 (125)
Correct as of 23 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 South Africa Schools 3 (5)
2017 South Africa Under-20 5 (20)
Correct as of 15 July 2018

Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar (born 30 December 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is hooker.

Rugby career

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Grobbelaar was born and grew up in Paarl. He attended and played rugby for Paarl Gymnasium and was selected for the Western Province squad for the 2015 Under-18 Craven Week tournament. His team won the main match at the tournament held in Stellenbosch, beating Eastern Province 95–0 in the final. After the Craven Week tournament, Grobbelaar was selected for the South Africa Schools squad that participated in the 2015 Under-18 International Series. He started all three of their matches; he scored a try in their 42–11 win over Wales in their first match[2] and helped his team to wins over France[3] and England[4] in the other two.

After school, he moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls academy. He played for them at Under-19 level in 2016, and the following year he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He started all five matches at the tournament, helping his side to a 23–23 draw against France,[5] a 38–14 victory over Georgia[6] and a 72–14 win over Argentina (a match in which Grobbelaar scored two of South Africa's eleven tries)[7] as South Africa topped Pool C to qualify for the semi-finals. A 22–24 defeat to England in the semi-finals ended their hopes of winning the competition,[8] but they bounced back in the third-place play-off to beat France 37–15, with Grobbelaar scoring a further two tries.[9]

He made his domestic first class debut shortly after his return to South Africa, coming on as a replacement in the Blue Bulls' 54–22 victory over the Golden Lions in their 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division Round Three match.[10] He became a regular on the Blue Bulls' replacement bench during the season, making a total of ten appearances. He also scored three tries during the season, in matches against Western Province,[11] the Golden Lions[12] and the Free State Cheetahs.[13]

In 2018, Grobbelaar was included in the Bulls squad for their final match of the 2018 Super Rugby season against trans-Jukskei rivals the Lions,[14] and he made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a second half replacement.[15]

Honours

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  • Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020
  • Currie Cup winner 2020–21
  • Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
  • United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22
  • Selected in the United Rugby Championship "Dream Team" for the 2021–22 season.
  • Bulls URC Players' Player of the Year 2022 [1]

Statistics

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Test match record

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As of 29 November 2025
Opponent P W D L Try Pts %Won
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of France.svg France 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
Total 8 8 0 0 0 0 100

References

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