Career
He played with Western Province and the Stormers between 2012 and 2014, but is currently serving a two-year ban following a positive drugs test. Youth
He went to Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria and represented the Blue Bulls at the 2010 Craven Week. He then moved to Cape Town to join Western Province.
He played for the Western Province U19 team in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Western Province U21 team in the 2012 and 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championships.
Western Province / Stormers
He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup and made his debut in their 42–31 Quarter Final victory over the Free State XV. He made three more first class appearances for Western Province in the 2013 Vodacom Cup before being included on the bench for the Stormers" Super Rugby game against the Cheetahs. He remained unused for that match, but made his Super Rugby debut the following week, playing off the bench in a 22–15 victory over the Sharks in Cape Town.
After another spell with the Vodacom Cup side, where he made a further four starts, he returned to the Super Rugby side to make his first start in the competition against the Reds and eventually making a total of five appearances in the competition. He made a further six appearances as a reserve in the remainder of the tournament, but then suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out of the play-off stages, as well as the majority of the 2014 season.
He made his return to the side in October 2014, starting their final regular season match against the Natal Sharks.
In February 2015, it was revealed that Grobler received a two-year ban from the sport after failing a drugs test. Grobler admitted his guilt and received a ban for two years, effective until October 2016.
