Edinburgh sign promising South African straight out of school
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Edinburgh have today confirmed the signing of South African centre Jordan Venter.
The 17-year-old will link-up with the capital club in December 2020 following the conclusion of the South African academic year and joins from Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos Gymnasium School.
Venter of attention! ✍️🇿🇦
— Edinburgh Rugby (@EdinburghRugby) March 5, 2020
We have today signed centre Jordan Venter, who joins the club from @PaulRoos_Gym for the 2020-21 season.
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“Jordan is a young, athletic centre with bags of potential. We have kept a close eye on his school career and he’ll be a welcome addition to the squad next season," commented Head Coach Richard Cockerill.
Born and raised in George, Western Cape – the same town as current Edinburgh Rugby winger Duhan van der Merwe – Venter represented South Western Districts at an early age.
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In a bid to further his rugby career, Venter made the move to Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos Gymnasium where he has been enrolled in boarding school since 2016.
The centre was named in the under-16 Western Province Elite Squad before a shoulder injury derailed Venter’s bid to compete at Craven Week.
Now at under-18 level, Venter took part in the 2019 Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Japan, where Paul Roos Gymnasium claimed first place, defeating St Peters College 52-5 in a one-sided final.
Venter was more recently named vice-captain of the South Africa under-18 Sevens side which won last month’s Capricorn Group Sevens Rugby Tournament in Namibia.
