Springbok no. 605 · Inside Centre
Brendan Venter
Brendan Venter · Cheetahs
17Tests
2Tries
4Tours
24Age at debut
Test career
199419961999
First test
4 Jun 1994, age 24 · Inside Centre v England, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Last test
15 Oct 1999, age 29 · Inside Centre v Uruguay, Hampden Park, Glasgow
Biography
Brendan Venter was a thoughtful, hard-tackling inside centre who played 17 Tests between 1994 and 1999. Born in Johannesburg on 29 December 1969, he qualified as a doctor while playing for the Orange Free State.
He played in the 1995 World Cup final and also at the 1999 World Cup, where he scored a try against Scotland. He later played for and coached London Irish and Saracens, and served as a Springbok assistant coach.
Test history
17 tests · 10 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun 1994 |  England | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Inside Centre | L 15–32 | Cheetahs |
| 11 Jun 1994 | England | Newlands, Cape Town | Inside Centre | W 27–9 | Cheetahs |
| 09 Jul 1994 |  New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Inside Centre | L 14–22 | Cheetahs |
| 23 Jul 1994 | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | Inside Centre | L 9–13 | Cheetahs |
| 06 Aug 1994 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Inside Centre | D 18–18 | Cheetahs |
| 08 Oct 1994 |  Argentina | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Inside Centre | W 42–22 | Cheetahs |
| 15 Oct 1994 | Argentina | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Outside Centre | W 46–26 | Cheetahs |
| 30 May 1995 |  Romania | Newlands, Cape Town | Inside Centre | W 21–8 | Cheetahs |
| 03 Jun 1995 |  Canada | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Inside Centre | W 20–0 | Cheetahs |
| 10 Jun 1995 |  Samoa | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Reserve | W 42–14 | Cheetahs |
| 24 Jun 1995 | New Zealand | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Reserve | W 15–12 | Cheetahs |
| 13 Jul 1996 |  Australia | Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney | Inside Centre | L 16–21 | Cheetahs |
| 20 Jul 1996 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch | Inside Centre | L 11–15 | Cheetahs |
| 03 Aug 1996 | Australia | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Inside Centre | W 25–19 | Cheetahs |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Australia | Newlands, Cape Town | Inside Centre | W 10–9 | Cheetahs |
| 03 Oct 1999 |  Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Inside Centre | W 46–29 | Cheetahs |
| 15 Oct 1999 |  Uruguay | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Inside Centre | W 39–3 | Cheetahs |