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Dylan James

New 19st teenage giant destroys British Lion and gets South Africans very excited

Ruan Venter. Remember the name. The Lions back-row has been getting heaps of praise following his bulldozing performance at the weekend.

At just 19 years old, the flanker gave his famous opposite number a torrid time in Lions' victory over Edinburgh on Friday night and is quickly becoming the talk of the URC.

A video montage shows Venter dump tackle Scotland international Hamish Watson in one play before completely wiping him out with his ball-carrying in another.

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The South African media have been heaping praise on the youngster, and it's no surprise after seeing the footage.

Former Springbok Breyton Paulse, who earned 64 caps for South Africa, has also tipped the teenager for greatness.

British and Irish Lions star Watson is no slouch either, with his 'pinball' style ball-carrying exploits well known in the rugby community, so it's quite a sight to see him get bowled over like that.

Indeed, Watson had to be replaced by Ben Muncaster five minutes into the second half after the big bump off from Venter.

At six feet six inches tall and weighing in at 120 kilograms, Venter more than fits the profile of the modern day Springbok back row.

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