Ben Venter

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Ben Venter
Full nameBenjamin Christoffel Gerhardus Venter
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hennenman, Hennenman
University University of the Free State (2006)
Northern Cape Urban FET College Marketing Management (2007–2008)
Toulouse Business School, Toulouse, France, Honours degree in Business Management (2017 - 2018)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Montauban
Youth career
2006–2008 Griquas
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Griquas 6 (0)
2010–2012 Border Bulldogs 43 (15)
2013–2014 Boland Cavaliers 31 (10)
2014–2015 Chambéry 10 (0)
2015 → Bordeaux Bègles 5 (0)
2015–present Montauban 15 (0)
Correct as of 9 February 2016

Benjamin Christoffel Gerhardus Venter (born 15 May 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Pro D2 side Montauban. [1] [2] His regular position is lock or flanker.

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Career

Youth

He represented the Griquas U19 side in the 2006 Under-19 Provincial Championship and the Griquas U21 side in the 2007 and 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championships. That Griquas U21 team won the Championships in both 2007 and 2008. Venter played most of his youth rugby on the Wing.

Griquas

Ben was part of the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division squad and signed a senior professional contract with Griquas at the end of 2008. He was named in the Griquas senior professional squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup and 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division competitions, but missed most of that season due to injury. Venter was also named in the Griquas senior professional squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup and 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competitions. [3]

Border Bulldogs

Venter joined East London-based side Border Bulldogs later in 2010. He was included in their squad for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season and, after playing in a compulsory friendly match against the Free State Cheetahs, [4] he started nine of the Bulldogs' matches during the season, scoring one try against Boland Cavaliers, helping his side win the match 50–46. [5]

He played in sixteen matches during the 2011 Vodacom Cup and 2011 Currie Cup First Division competitions, weighing in with one try in each competition. He had more game time in 2012, making eighteen appearances during the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.

In May 2012, he was named in the South African Barbarians (South) squad that faced England during the 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa, [6] [7] [8]

Boland Cavaliers

At the end of 2012, Venter moved to Wellington-basedBoland Cavaliers. [9] Venter featured prominently during the 2013 and 2014 Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.

Chambéry

Venter moved to France during 2014 to join Fédérale 1 side Chambéry prior to the 2014–2015 season. [10] [11]

Bordeaux Bègles

In January 2015, he joined Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14 as a Medical Joker.[ citation needed ]

Montauban

On 16 April 2015, Venter signed a permanent contract with French Pro D2 club Montauban for three seasons (2015 - 2018), prior to the 2015–2016 season. [12]

Coaching

Venter suffered a career ending injury while playing for Montauban and his career was cut short at the end of 2016. He has since devoted himself to coaching.

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ben Venter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "It's Rugby Player Profile Ben Venter". It's Rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 45–5 Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 7–45 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 46–50 Border". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Barbarians teams named". Sport24. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "SA BaaBaas forced to change". Rugby365. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Barbarians South 26–54 England". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Boland kry 2 Bulldogs; Kom wys tande in Vodacom" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Recrutement 2014/2015 : Les arrivées et départs" (in French). SO Chambéry. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ben Venter, fort comme un buffle" (in French). ledauphine.com Sports. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ben Venter s'annonce à Montauban". Rugby Scapulaire (in French). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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