Shaun Venter
Shaun Harold Venter (born 16 March 1987 in Witbank) is a South African rugby union player for US Montauban in the French Pro D2 He is a utility back, having started matches at full-back, centre, winger and scrum-half, but since 2011 he has been predominantly used as a scrum-half. Career

Pumas
He started his career playing for the , making more than a hundred appearances for them between 2007 and 2013. After playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level, he made his debut in the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition. Kings
He joined the  for the 2013 Super Rugby season on a loan deal from the . He immediately established himself as the starting scrum-half for the Kings, making his Super Rugby debut in the first ever Super Rugby match, a 22–10 victory against the . He played in all sixteen of the Kings' matches that season, thirteen starts and three appearances as a substitute. He scored an early try in their match against the  in Melbourne to help them to a 30–27 victory and also scored the fourth try in their home match against the , which meant the Kings achieved their first victory in the competition with an added try bonus point. He also played in both 2013 Super Rugby promotion/relegation matches against the , failing to help the Kings retain their Super Rugby status. Cheetahs
He signed a two-year contract with the  from 1 November 2013. He was included in the  squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut in a 21–20 defeat to the  in Bloemfontein. Ospreys
He has signed a 2-year contract with  until the end of the 2020–21 Pro14 season. Bayonne
On 13 July 2021, Venter travels to France as he signs for Bayonne in the second-tier Pro D2 from the 2021-22 season. References

Living people
1987 births
South African rugby union players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Southern Kings players
Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Cheetahs (rugby union) players
People from Witbank
Afrikaner people
South Africa international rugby sevens players
Free State Cheetahs players
Ospreys (rugby union) players
Aviron Bayonnais players