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| fullname = Jacobus Francois Venter |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|04|19 |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|04|19}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bloemfontein]], |
| birth_place = [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa |
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| height = {{height|m=1.85}} |
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| weight = {{convert|93|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}} |
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He represents the {{Rut Cheetahs}} in the [[Pro14|Guinness Pro14]] and the {{Rut Free State Cheetahs}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]], having previously played for the {{Rut Blue Bulls}}. |
He represents the {{Rut Cheetahs}} in the [[Pro14|Guinness Pro14]] and the {{Rut Free State Cheetahs}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]], having previously played for the {{Rut Blue Bulls}}. |
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In July 2013, it was announced that he would join the {{Rut Cheetahs}} prior to the [[2014 Super Rugby season]] on a two-year deal.<ref name="Bul-ster word Cheetah">{{cite web | url=http://www.beeld.com/sport/2013-07-23-bul-ster-word-cheetah | title=Bul-ster word Cheetah |
In July 2013, it was announced that he would join the {{Rut Cheetahs}} prior to the [[2014 Super Rugby season]] on a two-year deal.<ref name="Bul-ster word Cheetah">{{cite web | url=http://www.beeld.com/sport/2013-07-23-bul-ster-word-cheetah | title=Bul-ster word Cheetah | work=Beeld | date=23 July 2013 | accessdate=24 July 2013 | language=Afrikaans}}</ref> He was subsequently included in the {{Rut Cheetahs}} squad for the [[2014 Super Rugby season]]<ref name="Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen">{{cite press release|url=http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/News.aspx?newsid=2432 |title=Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen |publisher=Cheetahs |date=7 February 2014 |accessdate=7 February 2014 |language=Afrikaans |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221051757/http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/News.aspx?newsid=2432 |archivedate=21 February 2014 |df= }}</ref> and made his Cheetahs debut in a 21–20 defeat to the {{Rut Lions}} in [[Bloemfontein]].<ref name="Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions">{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?season=2014&competition=205&match=514011 | title=Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions | publisher=SANZAR | date=15 February 2014 | accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Toyota Cheetahs 20-21 Lions">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=113674 | homeid=16144 | awayid=16154 | leagueid=1574 | hometeam=Toyota Cheetahs | homescore=20 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Lions | matchdate=15 February 2014 | date=5 July 2016}}</ref> |
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He was a member of the [[South Africa national under-20 rugby union team|South Africa Under 20 team]] that competed in the [[2010 IRB Junior World Championship|2010]] and [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship]]s.<ref name="South Africa name squad for JWC 2010">{{cite web | url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2036938.html | title=South Africa name squad for JWC 2010 | |
He was a member of the [[South Africa national under-20 rugby union team|South Africa Under 20 team]] that competed in the [[2010 IRB Junior World Championship|2010]] and [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship]]s.<ref name="South Africa name squad for JWC 2010">{{cite web | url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2036938.html | title=South Africa name squad for JWC 2010 |publisher=International Rugby Board | date=15 April 2010 | accessdate=23 October 2013 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212103736/http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid%3D2036938.html | archivedate=12 December 2013 | df= }}</ref><ref name="SA Under-20 squad named">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SA-Under-20-squad-named-20110506 | title=SA Under-20 squad named | publisher=Sport24 | date=6 May 2011 | accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref> |
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===South Africa 'A'=== |
===South Africa 'A'=== |
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In 2016, Venter was included in a [[South Africa 'A' national rugby union team|South Africa 'A']] squad that played a [[2016 mid-year rugby union internationals|two-match series]] against a touring [[England Saxons]] team.<ref name="Ackermann to coach SA ‘A’ against Saxons">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3548614 | leagueid=3024 | title=Ackermann to coach SA |
In 2016, Venter was included in a [[South Africa 'A' national rugby union team|South Africa 'A']] squad that played a [[2016 mid-year rugby union internationals|two-match series]] against a touring [[England Saxons]] team.<ref name="Ackermann to coach SA ‘A’ against Saxons">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3548614 | leagueid=3024 | title=Ackermann to coach SA 'A’ against Saxons | date=28 May 2016 | accessdate=31 May 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531065757/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548614&leagueid=3024 | archivedate=31 May 2016}}</ref> He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in [[Bloemfontein]],<ref name="Youth and experience for SA ‘A’ opener against Saxons">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3563654 | leagueid=3024 | title=Youth and experience for SA 'A’ opener against Saxons | date=8 June 2016 | accessdate=10 June 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610203333/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3563654&leagueid=3024 | archivedate=10 June 2016}}</ref> but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.<ref name="South Africa A 24-32 England Saxons">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=164774 | homeid=33504 | awayid=33494 | leagueid=3024 | hometeam=South Africa "A" | homescore=24 | awayscore=32 | awayteam=England Saxons | matchdate=10 June 2016 | date=10 June 2016}}</ref> He also started the second match of the series, scoring a try five minutes into the second half of a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in [[George, Western Cape|George]].<ref name="South Africa A 26-29 England Saxons">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=164784 | homeid=33504 | awayid=33494 | leagueid=3024 | hometeam=South Africa "A" | homescore=26 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=England Saxons | matchdate=17 June 2016 | date=19 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==Reference List== |
==Reference List== |
Revision as of 19:28, 27 October 2017
Full name | Jacobus Francois Venter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Francois Venter (born 19 April 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He usually plays as an inside-centre for the Template:Rut Cheetahs team and the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs team.
Rugby career
He represents the Template:Rut Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 and the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup, having previously played for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.
In July 2013, it was announced that he would join the Template:Rut Cheetahs prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season on a two-year deal.[1] He was subsequently included in the Template:Rut Cheetahs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[2] and made his Cheetahs debut in a 21–20 defeat to the Template:Rut 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]
South Africa 'A'
In 2016, Venter was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[7] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[8] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[9] He also started the second match of the series, scoring a try five minutes into the second half of a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[10]
Reference List
- ^ "Bul-ster word Cheetah". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
{{cite press release}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20–21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "South Africa name squad for JWC 2010". International Rugby Board. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois Venter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Bulls profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- Living people
- 1991 births
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Blue Bulls players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- White South African people
- Afrikaner people
- Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- South African rugby union biography stubs