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| position = [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]] |
| position = [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]] |
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| currentclub = {{Rut |
| currentclub = {{Rut|Edinburgh}} |
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| youthyears1 = 2008–2011 |
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'''Nicholas James Groom''' (born |
'''Nicholas James Groom''' (born 22 February 1990) is a South African [[rugby union]] player. He plays as a [[Rugby union positions#9. Scrum-half|scrum-half]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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⚫ | A winner of the [[Varsity Cup]] with UCT in 2011, Groom received a swift call up to the Stormers side at the tail-end of the Super Rugby season to replace the injured [[Dewaldt Duvenhage]] and [[Ricky Januarie]] and he made a couple of substitute appearances. The next 18 months were to see him limited to Western Province appearances and he was a Currie Cup winner with the Streeptruie in 2012. 2013 saw the departure of Duvenhage and Groom was now in a one-on-one fight with [[Louis Schreuder]] for the Stormers and Province number 9 jersey and as a result he saw much more game time. He was a Currie Cup runner up in 2013 and he largely had to make do with appearances from the substitutes bench as Schreuder stole a march in the battle to be first choice scrum-half. However, he was to become a Currie Cup winner again in 2014, this time against the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in a season which had seen him edge ahead of Louis Schreuder both at Super Rugby level where he started 12 of 16 games in a tough campaign and also domestically where he started 7 of 9 games and scored 1 try in the process. |
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⚫ | He signed a contract to join [[English Premiership (rugby union)|English Premiership]] side [[Northampton Saints]] at the end of the [[2016 Super Rugby season]] and has since become a regular started for the Midlands side.<ref name="DHL Stormers to bid Groom farewell">{{cite press release | url=http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-to-bid-groom-farewell | title=DHL Stormers to bid Groom farewell | publisher=Stormers | date=2 May 2016 | access-date=2 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502170103/http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-to-bid-groom-farewell | archive-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> |
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⚫ | A winner of the [[Varsity Cup]] with UCT in 2011, Groom received a swift call up to the Stormers side at the tail-end of the Super Rugby season to replace the injured [[Dewaldt Duvenhage]] and [[Ricky Januarie]] and he made a couple of substitute appearances. The next 18 months were to see him limited to Western Province appearances and he was a Currie Cup winner with the Streeptruie in 2012. 2013 saw the departure of Duvenhage and Groom was now in a one-on-one fight with [[Louis Schreuder]] for the Stormers and Province number 9 jersey and as a result he saw much more game time. He was a Currie Cup runner up in 2013 and he largely had to make do with appearances from the substitutes bench as Schreuder stole a march in the battle to be first choice scrum-half. However, he was to become a Currie Cup winner again in 2014, this time against the {{Rut |
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⚫ | Groom has been a regular feature in the Saints' starting side and was instrumental in them securing [[European Rugby Champions Cup|European Champions Cup]] rugby for the 2017/18 season, featuring heavily in both the European Champions Cup play-off games where Saints saw off both [[Connacht Rugby]] and [[Stade Francais]] to secure their spot in the competition for the following season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/saints-23-stade-francais-22-friday-night-may-lights-strike-again/|title = Northampton Saints Vs Stade Francais Paris | European Cup}}</ref> On 3 April 2018, it was announced that Groom would leave Northampton with immediate effect to join the [[Super Rugby]] team the {{Rut|Lions}}.<ref name="Nic Groom to leave Saints with immediate effect">{{cite press release | url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2018/april/nic-groom-to-leave-saints-with-immediate-effect/ | title=Nic Groom to leave Saints with immediate effect | publisher=Northampton Saints | date=3 April 2018 | access-date=3 April 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403103424/https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2018/april/nic-groom-to-leave-saints-with-immediate-effect | archive-date=3 April 2018 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He signed a contract to join [[English Premiership (rugby union)|English Premiership]] side [[Northampton Saints]] at the end of the [[2016 Super Rugby season]] and has since become a regular started for the Midlands side.<ref name="DHL Stormers to bid Groom farewell">{{cite press release | url=http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-to-bid-groom-farewell | title=DHL Stormers to bid Groom farewell | publisher=Stormers | date=2 May 2016 | |
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On 27 June 2019, Groom returned to the UK with [[Pro14]] side [[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]] in Scotland from the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/the-clubhouse/edinburgh-sign-south-african-scrum-half-groom|work=Edinburgh Rugby|title=Edinburgh sign South African scrum-half Groom|date=27 June 2019|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> He was released on 22 April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duo depart Edinburgh Rugby|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/the-clubhouse/duo-depart-edinburgh|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Edinburgh Rugby|language=en}}</ref> and subsequently signed for [[Premiership Rugby]] team [[London Irish]] until the end of the [[2020–21 Premiership Rugby|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-05|title=Nic Groom agrees short-term deal {{!}} 5th May 2021 {{!}} News|url=https://www.london-irish.com/news/nic-groom-agrees-shortterm-deal/bp2952/?fbclid=IwAR0-VfwKYAW5xGOq7HUte7cowPd8wwXvS0DiVoKxuzpL73N3FMrv7G-qSC8|access-date=2021-05-05|website=London Irish|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Groom has been a regular feature in the Saints' starting side and was instrumental in them securing [[European Rugby Champions Cup|European Champions Cup]] rugby for the 2017/18 season, featuring heavily in both the European Champions Cup play-off games where Saints saw off both [[Connacht Rugby]] and [[Stade Francais]] to secure their spot in the competition for the following season.<ref>https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/saints-23-stade-francais-22-friday-night-may-lights-strike-again/</ref> On 3 April 2018, it was announced that Groom would leave Northampton with immediate effect to join the [[Super Rugby]] team the {{Rut |
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==International rugby== |
==International rugby== |
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On 28 May 2016, Groom was included in a 31-man {{nrut|South Africa}} squad for their [[2016 mid-year rugby union internationals|three-test match series]] against a touring {{nrut|Ireland}} team.<ref name="Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3548594 | leagueid=2724 | title=Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby | date=28 May 2016 | |
On 28 May 2016, Groom was included in a 31-man {{nrut|South Africa}} squad for their [[2016 mid-year rugby union internationals|three-test match series]] against a touring {{nrut|Ireland}} team.<ref name="Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3548594 | leagueid=2724 | title=Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby | date=28 May 2016 | access-date=31 May 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548594&leagueid=2724 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531064100/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548594&leagueid=2724 | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> After training with the national team for a few days, he joined the [[South Africa 'A' national rugby union team|South Africa 'A']] squad for their [[2016 mid-year rugby union internationals|two-match series]] against a touring [[England Saxons]] team.<ref name="Ackermann to coach SA ‘A’ against Saxons">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3548614 | leagueid=3024 | title=Ackermann to coach SA 'A’ against Saxons | date=28 May 2016 | access-date=31 May 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548614&leagueid=3024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531065757/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548614&leagueid=3024 | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in [[Bloemfontein]],<ref name="Youth and experience for SA ‘A’ opener against Saxons">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3563654 | leagueid=3024 | title=Youth and experience for SA 'A’ opener against Saxons | date=8 June 2016 | access-date=10 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3563654&leagueid=3024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610203333/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3563654&leagueid=3024 | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.<ref name="South Africa A 24-32 England Saxons">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=164774 | homeid=33504 | awayid=33494 | leagueid=3024 | hometeam=South Africa "A" | homescore=24 | awayscore=32 | awayteam=England Saxons | matchdate=10 June 2016 | date=10 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==Super Rugby statistics== |
==Super Rugby statistics== |
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{{updated|9 June 2020}} |
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! Season !! Team !! Games !! Starts !! Sub !! Mins !! Tries !! Points !! {{yel}} !! {{sent off}} |
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| [[2011 Super Rugby season|2011]] || {{Rut |
| [[2011 Super Rugby season|2011]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 35 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[2012 Super Rugby season|2012]] || {{Rut |
| [[2012 Super Rugby season|2012]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 0 || colspan="7" | |
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| [[2013 Super Rugby season|2013]] || {{Rut |
| [[2013 Super Rugby season|2013]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 9 || 4 || 5 || 371 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[2014 Super Rugby season|2014]] || {{Rut |
| [[2014 Super Rugby season|2014]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 16 || 12 || 4 || 924 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[2015 Super Rugby season|2015]] || {{Rut |
| [[2015 Super Rugby season|2015]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 16 || 13 || 3 || 955 || 2 || 10 || 1 || 0 |
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| [[2016 Super Rugby season|2016]] || {{Rut|Stormers}} || 14 || 10 || 4 || 765|| 2 || 10 || 0 || 0 |
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| 2017|| colspan="9" | ''In Europe with [[Northampton Saints]]'' |
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| [[2018 Super Rugby season|2018]] || {{Rut|Lions}} || 8 || 5 || 3 || 315|| 2 || 10 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[2019 Super Rugby season|2019]] || {{Rut|Lions}}|| 13 || 7 || 6 || 579|| 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 |
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!colspan="2" |Total || 78 || 51 || 27 || 3949|| 8 || 40 || 1 || 0 |
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*[http://thestormers.com/backs/nic-groom-2/ Stormers profile] |
*[http://thestormers.com/backs/nic-groom-2/ Stormers profile] |
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*[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_22551.html itsrugby.co.uk profile] |
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 10 May 2024
Full name | Nicholas James Groom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rondebosch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas James Groom (born 22 February 1990) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half.
Career[edit]
A winner of the Varsity Cup with UCT in 2011, Groom received a swift call up to the Stormers side at the tail-end of the Super Rugby season to replace the injured Dewaldt Duvenhage and Ricky Januarie and he made a couple of substitute appearances. The next 18 months were to see him limited to Western Province appearances and he was a Currie Cup winner with the Streeptruie in 2012. 2013 saw the departure of Duvenhage and Groom was now in a one-on-one fight with Louis Schreuder for the Stormers and Province number 9 jersey and as a result he saw much more game time. He was a Currie Cup runner up in 2013 and he largely had to make do with appearances from the substitutes bench as Schreuder stole a march in the battle to be first choice scrum-half. However, he was to become a Currie Cup winner again in 2014, this time against the Golden Lions in a season which had seen him edge ahead of Louis Schreuder both at Super Rugby level where he started 12 of 16 games in a tough campaign and also domestically where he started 7 of 9 games and scored 1 try in the process.
He signed a contract to join English Premiership side Northampton Saints at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season and has since become a regular started for the Midlands side.[1]
Groom has been a regular feature in the Saints' starting side and was instrumental in them securing European Champions Cup rugby for the 2017/18 season, featuring heavily in both the European Champions Cup play-off games where Saints saw off both Connacht Rugby and Stade Francais to secure their spot in the competition for the following season.[2] On 3 April 2018, it was announced that Groom would leave Northampton with immediate effect to join the Super Rugby team the Lions.[3]
On 27 June 2019, Groom returned to the UK with Pro14 side Edinburgh in Scotland from the 2019–20 season.[4] He was released on 22 April 2021[5] and subsequently signed for Premiership Rugby team London Irish until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]
International rugby[edit]
On 28 May 2016, Groom was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.[7] After training with the national team for a few days, he joined the South Africa 'A' squad for their two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[8] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[9] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[10]
Super Rugby statistics[edit]
- As of 9 June 2020
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Points | ||
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2011 | Stormers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Stormers | 0 | |||||||
2013 | Stormers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 371 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Stormers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Stormers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 955 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Stormers | 14 | 10 | 4 | 765 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | In Europe with Northampton Saints | ||||||||
2018 | Lions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 315 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Lions | 13 | 7 | 6 | 579 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 78 | 51 | 27 | 3949 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "DHL Stormers to bid Groom farewell" (Press release). Stormers. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Northampton Saints Vs Stade Francais Paris | European Cup".
- ^ "Nic Groom to leave Saints with immediate effect" (Press release). Northampton Saints. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign South African scrum-half Groom". Edinburgh Rugby. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Duo depart Edinburgh Rugby". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Nic Groom agrees short-term deal | 5th May 2021 | News". London Irish. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Nic Groom". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Stormers profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- Living people
- 1990 births
- South African rugby union players
- Stormers players
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- South African people of British descent
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Sportspeople from Qonce
- Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School
- Northampton Saints players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Golden Lions players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- London Irish players
- Tel Aviv Heat players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate rugby union players in Israel
- Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England