Ruan Venter

Ruan Venter

Personal information
Full name	Ruan Christov Venter
Born	11 May 1992 Rustenburg, South Africa
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended	Monument High School, Krugersdorp
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Current club	Leopards
Youth career
2005	Leopards
2009–13	Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2015–	NWU Pukke	2	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013–14	Golden Lions	3	(0)
2014	→ Pumas	2	(0)
2014–	Leopards	11	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2010	S.A. Under-18 High Performance squad		()
2011	S.A. Under-20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 14 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 April 2014.

Ruan Christov Venter (born 11 May 1992 in Rustenburg) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

As a scholar at Laerskool Vastrap in Rustenburg, Venter represented local side Leopards at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament. He then went to Monument High School in Krugersdorp, where he represented the 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 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 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 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 Golden Lions' matches against Griquas^[8] and the Free State Cheetahs.^[9]

He made his first appearance in the Vodacom Cup in the 2014 season, starting their match against the Leopards.^[10]

Pumas

He joined Nelspruit-based side the Pumas on loan during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.^[11]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Ruan Venter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "SARU announce U/18 High Performance Squad". Ruggaworld. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "IRB Player Profile: Ruan Venter". IRB. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. "Match Details: South Africa v Scotland". IRB. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
5. "Match Details: Ireland v South Africa". IRB. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
6. "Match Details: England v South Africa". IRB. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
7. "Cheetahs lock joins Baby Boks". Sport24. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
8. "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
9. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
10. "Match Breakdown: Leopards XV vs Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
11. "Steval Pumas v GWK Griquas" (Press release). Pumas. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.