Hanco Venter

Not to be confused with Henco Venter.

Hanco Venter

Personal information
Full name	Hanco Charles Venter
Born	(1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 Witbank
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-half
Current club	Sharks XV
Youth career
2006	Pumas
2010	Golden Lions
2012–14	Sharks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2012–15	Sharks (Currie Cup)	22	(15)
2015	Leopards	7	(10)
2016–	Sharks XV	0	(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2013	S.A. Under-20	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 April 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 13 June 2013.

Hanco Charles Venter is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Sharks XV. His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth level

Born in Witbank, he first represented the Pumas at the 2006 Under–13 Craven Week. Four years later, he played for the Golden Lions at the 2010 Under–18 Craven Week before joining the Sharks.

Sharks

He made his provincial first class debut in the 28–18 victory over the Eastern Province Kings.

Leopards

He joined Potchefstroom-based side the Leopards during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament that eventually went on to win the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. He featured in a total of seven matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored two tries for the side. However, he didn't feature in the team's title run-in, as they secured a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

S.A. Under-20

He was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.