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South African international rugby union player

Rugby player
Christie Grobbelaar
Date of birth (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 - South Africa
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Africa Men's Sevens
Silver medal – second place 2024 Mauritius Team Competition

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

He competed for the South Africa national rugby sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where South Africa won gold, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where they defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.

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.

External links

South Africa squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Squad
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