Jack Baden Tua Grooby (born 1 September 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position of choice is halfback.[1] Grooby was educated at Nelson College from 2014 to 2016.[2]
| Birth name | Jack Baden Tua Grooby | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Murchison, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasman edit
Grooby made his debut for Tasman in 2018 when the Mako played Canterbury at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim where the Mako won 25–17.[3] Grooby appeared 9 times for the Mako in the 2018 season. Grooby missed both the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup and the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup with injury in which the Mako won back to back premiership titles. Grooby made some handy contributions during the 2021 Bunnings NPC as Tasman made the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.
References edit
- ^ "Jack Grooby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Good sports" (PDF). The Bulletin. Nelson College Old Boys' Association: 13. December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Mako Team Named to Play Canterbury". Mako.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.