Ruan Venter
| Full name | Ruan Christov Venter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rustenburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Monument High School, Krugersdorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruan Christov Venter (born 11 May 1992 in Rustenburg) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Leopards.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
As a scholar at Laerskool Vastrap in Rustenburg, Venter represented local side Template:Rut Leopards at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament. He then went to Monument High School in Krugersdorp, where he represented the Template:Rut Golden Lions at the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010. He was also included in the South African Under-18 High Performance Squad in 2010.[2] Towards the end of 2010, he was also part of the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19 squad that played in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.
In 2011, he was included in the S.A. Under-20 team that played at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.[3] After being an unused substitute in their opening match of the tournament against Scotland,[4] Venter started their next two matches against Ireland[5] and England.[6] However, a knee injury ruled him out of the remainder of the tournament.[7]
He only returned to action in late 2012, when he represented the Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition and also played in the same competition in 2013.
Golden Lions
Despite being included in the Template:Rut Golden Lions' Vodacom Cup squads in 2011, 2012 and 2013, his first class debut came during the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, starting in the Template:Rut Golden Lions' matches against Template:Rut Griquas[8] and the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs.[9]
He made his first appearance in the Vodacom Cup in the 2014 season, starting their match against the Template:Rut Leopards.[10]
Pumas
He joined Nelspruit-based side the Template:Rut Pumas on loan during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.[11]
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Ruan Venter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "SARU announce U/18 High Performance Squad". Ruggaworld. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "IRB Player Profile: Ruan Venter". IRB. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v Scotland". IRB. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: Ireland v South Africa". IRB. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: England v South Africa". IRB. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Cheetahs lock joins Baby Boks". Sport24. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Leopards XV vs Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Steval Pumas v GWK Griquas" (Press release). Pumas. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.