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Kleintjie Grobler

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Kleintjie Grobler
Birth nameCornelius Johannes Grobler
Date of birth24 August 1944 (1944-08-24)
Place of birthPretoria, Gauteng
Date of death29 September 1999(1999-09-29) (aged 55)
Place of deathPretoria
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Gerrit Maritz, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–1971 Northern Transvaal ()
1972–1976 Free State 42 ()
1977 Western Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–1975 South Africa 3 (4)

Cornelius Johannes 'Kleintjie' Grobler (24 August 1944 – 29 September 1999) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

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Grobler made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1966 and also played provincial rugby for the Free State and Western Transvaal.

Grobler played his first test match for the Springboks as eighthman in the fourth test against the 1974 Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He toured with the Springboks to France at the end of 1974, without playing in any test matches and in 1975 he played in both tests against France during their tour of South Africa.[2] Grobler played three tests, scoring one try and also four tour matches, scoring two tries for South Africa.[3]

Test history

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No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  British Lions 13–13 Number 8 27 July 1974 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
2. France France 38–25 Flank 1 21 June 1975 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
3. France France 33–18 Flank 28 June 1975 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kleintjie Grobler". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 88, 91–92. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 147. ISBN 0958423148.