Jaco Grobler
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francois Jacobus Grobler | ||
| Born | 11 June 1992 Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| University | North-West University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Scrum-half | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–10 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| 2011–13 | Leopards | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | NWU Pukke | 5 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012–13 | Leopards | 20 | (10) |
| 2014– | Eastern Province Kings | 12 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 May 2015. |
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Francois Jacobus Grobler (born 11 June 1992 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth
He played for Eastern Province at youth level, representing them at the Under–16 Grant Khomo Week in 2008 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2010.
Leopards
He played for the Leopards U19 team in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, starting all twelve their matches. In 2012, he was included in the senior squad for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division competition.[2] He made his Currie Cup debut for the Leopards on 30 June 2012 in their opening match of the season against the Pumas[3] and eventually made fourteen appearances in the competition, scoring two tries.[4]
He made two starts in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and also represented local university side the NWU Pukke in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition,[5] making five appearances and scoring two tries.[6] After making four appearances in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season, he then joined the Leopards U21 side for their 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship campaign.[7]
Eastern Province Kings
He returned to Port Elizabeth to rejoin the Eastern Province Kings for 2014.[8] In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on after 53 minutes as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[9] He scored his first try for the EP Kings in their first match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup season, a 19–27 defeat to defending champions Griquas.[10]
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