AJ Venter
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| AJ Venter | |||
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| Image:AJ Venter 2007 med.jpg By Juiced Media (Pty) Ltd |
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albertus Johannes Venter | ||
| Date of birth | July 29 1973 | ||
| Place of birth |  Kastron, Bethulie, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||
| Nickname | AJ | ||
| School | Technical High School Louis Botha, Bloemfontein | ||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Versatile Forward | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1996 |  Rovigo |
? | (?) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| 2000- 1999 1997-98 |
Natal Sharks Golden Lions Free State Cheetahs |
48 ? ? |
(40) (?) (?) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| 1998-1999 2000- |
Golden Lions Sharks |
20 80 |
(?) (55) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000-2007 | South Africa |
25 | (0) |
| 7's National teams | Tournaments | ||
| 1998 | South Africa |
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AJ Venter (born 29 July 1973) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Sharks in the international Super 14 competition, and the Natal Sharks in the domestic Currie Cup competition. Venter has also played for the South African national team, the Springboks.
Venter made his debut for South Africa on November 26, 2000 in a Test against Wales in Cardiff. He has over 20 caps for the Springboks. His usual position is as flanker but he has been known to play lock or 8th man.
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[edit] International Retirement
AJ Venter was selected for the second-string squad for the away legs of the 2007 Tri Nations Series in Australia and New Zealand as almost 20 first team players were either rested or injured.But he decided to retire from International rugby and hence withdrew from Springboks touring squad.
His retirement means that he will also miss out on a possible World Cup place with the Springboks, but he has cited personal and business commitments in Durban and South Africa as his reasons for the retirement.
He however, will continue playing for Super 14 side the Sharks until the end of the 2008 Super 14 competition.[1]
[edit] Early career
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
[edit] External links
- Sharks profile
- AJ Venter on sporting-heroes.net
- AJ Venter to captain Sharks
- AJ Venter's Personal Web Page
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