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Christie Grobbelaar

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Christie Grobbelaar
Born (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 26)
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024– Sharks XV 3 (0)
2025 Sharks 2 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– South Africa Sevens
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam competition
Africa Men's Sevens
Silver medal – second place2024 MauritiusTeam competition

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

Professional career

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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] Grobbelaar remained with the Sharks for the start of the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship, before being loaned back to the South African sevens team.[14][15] He was a try scorer in the final as South Africa won in Cape Town at the 2025 South Africa Sevens, part of the 2025–26 SVNS.[16]

References

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  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.
  14. ↑ Sharks, The (22 September 2025). "Hollywoodbets Sharks Tour Squad Announcement". The Sharks Durban. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Blitzboks to loan URC players". SA Rugby magazine. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Morton, Finn (7 December 2025). "Blitzboks defend Cape Town title with thrilling win over Los Pumas Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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