AJ Venter
| Full name | Albertus Johannes Venter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zastron, Bethulie, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Technical High School Louis Botha, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Technicon Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Versatile Forward | ||
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Correct as of 19 April 2007
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008 2000–2008 1999 1997–1998 |
W. Province Sharks (Currie Cup) Golden Lions Free State Cheetahs |
2 48 ? ? |
(0) (40) (?) (?) |
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Correct as of 9 September 2006
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Correct as of 28 April 2007
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1994–2007 |
 South Africa
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25 | (0) |
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Correct as of 19 April 2007
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| – |
South Africa
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1 | |
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Correct as of 19 April 2007
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AJ Venter (born 29 July 1973) is a retired South African rugby union footballer, who played rugby for the Sharks in the international Super Rugby competition, and the 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 26 November 2000 in a Test against Wales in Cardiff, and went on to represent the Springboks 25 times, his usual position was as flanker, but he also played at lock or No 8.
After retiring from professional rugby Venter up-skilled himself within the financial sector and worked with institutions like ABSA and Old Mutual.
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 the Springboks touring squad.
His retirement meant that he also missed out on a possible World Cup place with the Springboks, but he cited personal and business commitments in Durban and South Africa as his reasons for the retirement. He however, continued playing for the Sharks until the end of the 2008 Super 14 competition.[1]
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