Andries Venter is a South African

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and

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footballer who has played in the 2010s. He has played club level rugby union (RU) in South Africa for

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(in

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), as a

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, and in England for

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and Kendal, and club level rugby League (RL) for the

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Bar ...

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, as a . He has also represented South Africa in rugby league.

References

External links

Barrow Raiders profile
* (archived by web.archive.org
Kendal RFC profile

Barrow Raiders sign Venter and Nixon for 2012 season

Statistics at loverugbyleague.com

Amateurs give Barrow a real run for their money
{{DEFAULTSORT:Venter, Andries 1986 births Barrow Raiders players South African expatriate rugby league players in England South African expatriate rugby union players in England Living people Rugby league props Rugby union props South African expatriate rugby league players South African rugby league players South African rugby union players