Francois Venter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Francois Venter | ||
| Born |
19 April 1991 Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Inside-Centre | ||
| Current club | Cheetahs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–09 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| 2010–12 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–13 | Blue Bulls | 43 | (60) |
| 2012–13 | Bulls | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cheetahs | 21 | (40) |
| 2014– | Free State Cheetahs | 20 | (25) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2008 | S.A. Under-18 Elite Squad | () | |
| 2008 | S.A. Schools | () | |
| 2010–11 | S.A. Under-20 | 10 | (35) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
Jacobus Francois Venter (born 19 April 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He usually plays as an inside-centre for the Cheetahs Super Rugby team.
Rugby career
He represents the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup, having previously played for the Blue Bulls.
In July 2013, it was announced that he would join the Cheetahs prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season on a two-year deal.[1] He was subsequently included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[2] and made his Cheetahs debut in a 21–20 defeat to the Lions in Bloemfontein.[3][4]
He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships.[5][6]
Reference List
- ↑ "Bul-ster word Cheetah". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen" (Press release) (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa name squad for JWC 2010". IRB.COM. IRB. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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