Christie Grobbelaar

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Christie Grobbelaar
Date of birth (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 25)
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Sharks XV ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2025 South Africa Sevens
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Africa Men's Sevens
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Mauritius Team Competition

Christie Grobbelaar (born 15 June 2000) is a South African rugby union player. [1]

He competed for the South Africa national rugby sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where South Africa won gold, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, [8] [9] where they defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final. [10] [11]

Grobbelaar was named on the bench for the Sharks during the 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division, but did not ultimately make an appearance. [12]

He was named in the Sharks squad for the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Detail | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za.
  2. ↑ Roche, Ross (26 July 2022). "Powell explains why no URC stars cracked Blitzboks Commonwealth Games team". The Citizen.
  3. ↑ "SuperSport". supersport.com.
  4. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Glover, Ben; Bone, Alyssa (27 July 2024). "Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze". Nine. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Baloyi, Charles (28 July 2024). "Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sharks get Bok boost for derby duel". SA Rugby magazine. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Under-20 champions headlines Sharks Currie Cup squad". rugby365.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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