Cobus Grobbelaar (born 27 May 1981) is a former South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

footballer. His regular playing position was flanker. He represented the

Lions The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult ...

in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

until his retirement in 2012.

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Living people 1981 births Afrikaner people South African rugby union players Golden Lions players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union flankers South African people of Danish descent South African people of Dutch descent South African people of German descent Rugby union players from Johannesburg {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub