Boetie Groenewald
South African rugby union footballer
Wilmar Romano 'Boetie' Groenewald (born 30 April 1990 in Mossel Bay, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Leopards in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is flanker.
Career
He played high school rugby for Hoërskool Hentie Cilliers in Virginia. In 2006, he was selected to represent the Griffons at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and in 2007, he was selected for their Under-18 side that played at the Craven Week in Stellenbosch. Despite still being in the Under-17 age group, he also represented the Griffons U19s in the Under-19 Provincial Championship later in that year. He again played Craven Week rugby at the 2008 tournament in Pretoria and he also played in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2008, as well as in 2009.
In 2010, he was included in the Griffons senior squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition. He was an unused replacement in their 36–24 victory over the Falcons in Welkom, but he did make his first class debut the following week in a 26–40 defeat to the Blue Bulls in Atteridgeville. In the second half of the year, he made seven starts for the Griffons U21 side during the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He started their 2011 Vodacom Cup match against the SWD Eagles in Welkom, which the Griffons narrowly lost 38–41; his only game time in the competition.
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