Lambert Groenewald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lambert Smith Groenewald | ||
| Born | 1 February 1989 Worcester, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Pumas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Western Province | ||
| 2008–10 | Natal Sharks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–11 | Natal Sharks | 14 | (5) |
| 2011 | Sharks | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–12 | Brescia | () | |
| 2012–13 | AMPO Ordizia | () | |
| 2013– | Golden Lions | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Pumas | 4 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Lambert Smith Groenewald (born 1 February 1989 in Worcester) is a South African-born Zimbabwean rugby union player, currently contracted to the Golden Lions, but on loan at the Pumas.[1] His regular position is flanker.
Career
Youth
At youth level, he captained his high school team at Paul Roos Gymnasium and represented Western Province at the 2007 Under-18 Academy Week and Craven Week tournaments before moving to the Natal Sharks. He represented them at Under-19 and Under-21 level between 2008 and 2010.
Natal Sharks
He made his first class debut for the Sharks XV in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition. He started the opening match of the season against the Border Bulldogs and scored a try after 29 minutes to help the Sharks XV to a 69–8 victory.[2] A further five appearances followed in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, as well as eight appearances in the 2011 competition.
He did not play any Currie Cup rugby, but he did make one Super Rugby appearance for the Sharks when he came on as a late substitute for Ryan Kankowski in their match against the Blues.[3]
Brescia and Ordizia
He left the Sharks in 2011 to join Rugby Brescia in the Italian Serie A. He spent one season in Brescia and then joined Basque side AMPO Ordizia for the 2012–13 División de Honor de Rugby.
Golden Lions
He returned to South Africa in 2013, joining the Golden Lions in time for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[4][5]
Pumas
After making just seven appearances in two years for the Golden Lions, he agreed to join Mbombela-based side the Pumas on loan for the 2015 season.[6]
Zimbabwe
In May 2014, the ZRU confirmed that Groenewald would be available to play for the Zimbabwe during the 2014 Africa Cup, a competition that doubled up as the African qualifying competition for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[7]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Lambert Groenewald". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sharks XV vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sharks vs Blues". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Lions team to face Sharks". Sport24. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Lions lean on former Sharks". Rugby365. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Pumas leen flank by Leeus" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sables invite top players". Zimbabwe Independent. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.