Grobbelaar vows Boks will finish the year at full throttle

THE Springboks’ Test against Wales on Saturday marks another step in hooker Johan Grobbelaar’s personal resurgence in the green and gold.

- JOHN GOLIATH

After falling out of the Springbok setup earlier in the year, he has fought his way back, featuring regularly on the November tour and reestablishing himself in the national conversation following Bulls teammate Jan-Hendrik Wessels’ ban and veteran Bongi Mbonambi’ dip in selection.

Grobbelaar has sat behind World Player of the Year Malcolm Marx over the last few weeks, but is likely to start in the No 2 jersey against Wales. He also started the Test against Italy in Turin and impressed after being forced to play almost the full 80 minutes following Franco Mostert’s red card. He will again be in the middle of the much-vaunted Bok scrum on Saturday.

“It’s been great being in the Springboks mix again,” Grobbelaar said ahead of the match. “Earlier this year I was out of it, and then coming back in now, getting opportunities to play four games - it’s been great putting on the green jersey again”