Shaun Venter

Shaun Venter
Personal information
Full name Shaun Harold Venter
Born (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987
Witbank, South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended Afrikaans Boys' High School
Club information
Playing position Scrum-half
Current club Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2006 Pumas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2007–2013 Pumas 105 (140)
2013 Kings 18 (10)
2014–present Cheetahs 35 (5)
2014–present Free State Cheetahs 29 (45)
2015 Free State XV 5 (10)
Representative team(s)‡
2009 South Africa Sevens ()
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (10)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 21 February 2013.

Shaun Harold Venter (born 16 March 1987 in Witbank) is a South African rugby union footballer. He represents the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1][2] He is a utility back, having started matches at full-back, centre, winger and scrum-half, but since 2011 he has been predominantly used as a scrum-half.

Career

Pumas

He started his career playing for the Pumas, making more than a hundred appearances for them between 2007 and 2013. After playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level, he made his debut in the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition.

Kings

He joined the Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season on a loan deal from the Pumas.[3][4] He immediately established himself as the starting scrum-half for the Kings, making his Super Rugby debut in the first ever Super Rugby match, a 22–10 victory against the Force.[5] He played in all sixteen of the Kings' matches that season, thirteen starts and three appreances as a substitute. He scored an early try in their match against the Rebels in Melbourne[6] to help them to a 30–27 victory and also scored the fourth try in their home match against the Highlanders,[7] which meant the Kings achieved their first victory in the competition with an added try bonus point. He also played in both 2013 Super Rugby promotion/relegation matches against the Lions, failing to help the Kings retain their Super Rugby status.

Cheetahs

He signed a two-year contract with the Cheetahs from 1 November 2013.[8] He was included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[9] and made his debut in a 21–20 defeat to the Lions in Bloemfontein.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Shaun Venter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "It's Rugby profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "New Kings signings arrive in PE". PE Herald. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Silke, Norman (1 November 2012). "Falie is lánk buite aksie; Kings kry ander skrumskakels". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Southern Kings vs Force". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Rebels vs Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Southern Kings vs Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cheetahs sign Shaun Venter". Media24. Sport24. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen" (Press release) (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.


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