Ruan Christov Venter (born 11 May 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with the Leopards.
As a scholar at Laerskool Vastrap in Rustenburg, Venter represented local side Leopards at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament.
He then went to Monument High School in Krugersdorp, where he represented the Golden Lions at the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010.
[2] Towards the end of 2010, he was also part of the Golden Lions U19 squad that played in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.
In 2011, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 team that played at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.