Groom – who spent five years at Stormers in the early stages of his career – plied his trade in the English Premiership for two seasons between 2016 to 2018, during which he scored 35 points in 49 appearances at Franklin’s Gardens.
Groom became 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.
The 5ft 8in playmaker returned to his native South Africa at the start of the 2018/19 season and enjoyed a strong run of games in the Lions starting XV, making 19 appearances in total.
On the international stage, Groom was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Irish team in 2016.
He then joined the South Africa A squad for their two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.
He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.
Date of birth: 21 February 1990
Height: 5'8
Place of birth: King William's Town, South Africa
Weight: 81kg
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Total Points
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Korie Winters
Left-wing

Duhan Van Der Merwe
Left-wing

Jaco Van Der Walt
Fly-half

Charlie Shiel
Scrum-half

Charlie Savala
Fly-half

Matt Gordon
Inside Centre

Jamie Farndale
Right-wing

Eroni Sau
Left-wing

Jack Blain
Right-wing

Dan Nutton
Scrum-half

Blair Kinghorn
Full-back

George Taylor
Outside Centre

Jordan Venter
Inside Centre

Damien Hoyland
Right-wing

Darcy Graham
Right-wing

Henry Pyrgos
Scrum-half

James Johnstone
Outside Centre

Chris Dean
Inside Centre

Mark Bennett
Outside Centre
