| André Venter | |
| Birth Name: | André Gerhardus Venter |
| Birth Date: | 1970 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vereeniging, South Africa |
| Weight: | 109kg (240lb) |
| Ru Position: | Flanker |
| Ru Nationalteam: | South Africa |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1996–2001 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 66 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (45) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 11 October 2012 |
| Ru Clubyears: | 1991–2002 1998–2001 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Cats |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 115 46 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | 135 60 |
| Children: | Andre-Hugo Venter (son) Anebel Venter (daughter) |
| School: | Hoërskool Kroonstad |
André Gerhardus Venter (born 14 November 1970 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer who earned 66 caps playing for the South Africa national team during the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s.[1] He represented South Africa during the 1999 Rugby World Cup where they finished third.
A few years after his retirement he was diagnosed with a degenerative syndrome of the central nervous system, later revealed to be transverse myelitis, which causes damage to the spine, and forced him into a wheelchair. Later, his former Springbok teammate, Joost van der Westhuizen developed a degenerative nervous disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[2]
| Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Total | 66 | 41 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 45 |
| Tries | Opposition | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9 Nov 1996 | |||||
| 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 Nov 1996 | |||||
| 1 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 6 Dec 1997 | |||||
| 2 | Pretoria, South Africa | 27 Jun 1998 | |||||
| 1 | London, England | 14 Nov 1998 | |||||
| 1 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 3 Oct 1999 | |||||
| 1 | Dublin, Ireland | 19 Nov 2000 | |||||
| 1 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 30 Jun 2001 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| No. | Date | Opposition | Venue | Stage | Position | Tries | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 1. | 3 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Pool match | Flank | 1 | |||
| 2. | 15 Oct 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Pool match | Flank | ||||
| 3. | 24 Oct 1999 | Stade de France, Paris | Quarter-final | Flank | ||||
| 4. | 30 Oct 1999 | Twickenham, London | Semi-final | Flank | ||||
| 5. | 4 Nov 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Flank |