Kleintjie Grobler

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

Kleintjie Grobler

Birth name	Cornelius Johannes Grobler
Date of birth	24 August 1944 (1944-08-24)
Place of birth	Pretoria, Gauteng
Date of death	29 September 1999(1999-09-29) (aged 55)
Place of death	Pretoria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
School	Hoërskool 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)

Playing career

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

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

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 478