Kleintjie Grobler
| Birth name | Cornelius Johannes Grobler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 September 1999 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Gerrit Maritz, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Johannes 'Kleintjie' Grobler (24 August 1944 – 29 September 1999) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 |
38–25 | Flank | 1 | 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 3. | France |
33–18 | Flank | 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 478
References
[edit]- ^ "Kleintjie Grobler". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 88, 91–92. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 147. ISBN 0958423148.