Jaco Grobler

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Jaco Grobler
Personal information
Full name	Francois Jacobus Grobler
Born	(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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		()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 7 October 2013. † Appearances (Points).

Jaco 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 Currie Cup 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 Currie Cup campaign.^[7]

Eastern Province Kings

He returned to Port Elizabeth to rejoin the Eastern Province Kings for 2014.^[8]

References

↑ "SARU Player Profile Jaco Grobler". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "2012 Leopards Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Ford Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "2012 Currie Cup First Division Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "2013 NWU-Pukke Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "2013 Varsity Cup Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "2013 Leopards Under-21 Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
↑ "Snyman bly Luiperd-kaptein" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

Squads

v t e Leopards – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Stephan Bezuidenhout Philip de Wet Martin Dreyer Stephan Greeff Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Danie Jordaan Robert Kruger Strand Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle SJ Niemand JC Oberholzer Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed

Backs	Jarryd Buys Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Johann Laker Sylvian Mahuza Edmar Marais Dumisani Matyeshana Gerhard Nortier Luther Obi SW Oosthuizen Hennie Skorbinski Marnus Tack George Tossel Charl Weideman Did not play: Jacques Olivier Andrew van Wyk

Coach	Jorrie Muller

v t e Leopards XV – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Stephan Bezuidenhout Martin Dreyer Marcel Groenewald Morné Hanekom Robert Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle Buhle Mxunyelwa Arno Nel JC Oberholzer Kene Okafor Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed Did not play: Zander de Kock Philip de Wet Marius Fourie Wian Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson Strand Kruger Armandt Liebenberg James Meecham Chris Schoonraad Ernie Strydom

Backs	Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Ian Heyns Edmar Marais Hoffman Maritz Jacques Olivier André Pretorius Hennie Skorbinski Malherbe Swart George Tossel Andrew van Wyk Charl Weideman Johnny Welthagen Did not play: Kyle Jacobs Johann Laker Gerhard Nortier

Coach	Jorrie Muller

v t e Leopards – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Stephan Bezuidenhout Dewald Coetzee Lood de Jager Philip de Wet Marius Fourie Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Robert Kruger Strand Kruger Armandt Liebenberg MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle James Meecham Siyanda Ndlovu SJ Niemand Spanner Pretorius Brendon Snyman Ernie Strydom Louwrens Strydom BG Uys Lodewyk Uys Johan van Deventer BW van Dyk Roan van Heerden Bernie van Rooyen Wendal Wehr Justin Wheeler Did not play: Janus Beukes Molotsi Bouwer Buhle Mxunyelwa JC Oberholzer

Backs	Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Joubert Engelbrecht Jaco Grobler Grant Janke Allister Kettledas Johann Laker Hoffman Maritz Gerhard Nortier Jacques Olivier Therlow Pietersen André Pretorius Hennie Skorbinski Justin St Jerry George Tossel Malan van der Merwe Andrew van Wyk Berty Visser Did not play: Charl Weideman

Coach	Leon Boshoff / Jorrie Muller

Persondata
Name	Grobler, Jaco
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby player
Date of birth	11 June 1992
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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