Ruan Christov Venter (born 11 May 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with the . His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

As a scholar at Laerskool Vastrap in Rustenburg, Venter represented local side at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament. He then went to Monument High School in Krugersdorp, where he represented the 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. Towards the end of 2010, he was also part of the squad that played in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. In 2011, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 team that played at the

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in Italy. After being an unused substitute in their opening match of the tournament against Scotland, Venter started their next two matches against Ireland and England. However, a knee injury ruled him out of the remainder of the tournament. He only returned to action in late 2012, when he represented the side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition and also played in the same competition in

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Golden Lions

Despite being included in the ' Vodacom Cup squads in

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and

, his first class debut came during the

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, starting in the ' matches against and the . He made his first appearance in the Vodacom Cup in the 2014 season, starting their match against the .

Pumas

He joined

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-based side the on loan during the

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competition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venter, Ruan Alumni of Monument High School South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births People from Rustenburg Golden Lions players Pumas (Currie Cup) players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from North West (South African province)