“Still have nightmares” – Richard Hill names his three toughest opponents

#3. ANDRE VENTER

• Position: Flanker
• Honours: South Africa, 66 caps

Hill said: “I always had a tough battle against him, unlike a lot of South Africans he was a hard but fair player I have always respected. You always knew it was going to be physical and so it proved.”

DID YOU KNOW? His son, Andre-Hugo Venter, plays for South Africa U20

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