James Venter
| Born | 21 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Port Shepstone High School/Glenwood High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Venter (born 21 August 1996) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby, the Sharks in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is flanker or number eight.[2][3] In March 2025, it was announced that Venter would be leaving the Sharks at the end of the season to join English Premiership side Gloucester.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Squad". www.lionsrugby.co.za. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "TEAMS". www.sport24.co.za. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "James Venter Profile". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Raisey, Josh (5 March 2025). "Sharks flanker James Venter becomes the latest Premiership addition". RugbyPass. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Port Shepstone
- Rugby union flankers
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
- Alumni of Glenwood High School (Durban)
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs