South African loosehead prop Boan Venter joined the club from Cheetahs in February 2021.
Standing at 6ft 2in and weighing 124kg, the abrasive prop is a physical specimen who showcased serious ability in the loose while at Free State Stadium.
Hailing from South Africa’s Northern Cape, the loosehead prop has underscored his physical presence at scrum time from a young age, captaining the Griquas in South Africa’s Craven Week before being selected for the South Africa Schools’ side.
In 2017 he was named in the Junior Springboks training squad ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Georgia and posted impressive performances for the Toyota Free State XV in the 2018 SuperSport Rugby Challenge.
A year later he made his breakthrough in the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season, featuring in all 13 matches of the South African side’s much improved, albeit Covid-curtailed, campaign.
Date of birth: 12 April 1997
Height: 6'2
Place of birth: Kimberley, SA
Weight: 124kg
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Connor Boyle
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Mike Willemse
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Andries Ferreira
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Ben Toolis
Lock

Simon Berghan
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Sam Grahamslaw
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Sam Kitchen
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Lee-Roy Atalifo
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Murray McCallum
Tighthead

Lewis Carmichael
Lock

Luke Crosbie
Openside Flanker

Ally Miller
Openside Flanker

Viliame Mata
Number 8

Magnus Bradbury
Number 8

Fraser McKenzie
Lock

Jamie Ritchie
Blindside Flanker

Andrew Davidson
Lock

Marshall Sykes
Lock

Jamie Hodgson
Lock

Hamish Watson
Openside Flanker

Mesu Kunavula
Openside Flanker
