Jan Serfontein
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jan Lodewyk Serfontein | ||
| Born |
15 April 1993 Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended |
Grey High School, Port Elizabeth / Grey College, Bloemfontein |
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| Relatives |
Boela Serfontein (brother) Boelie Serfontein (father) Jack Slater (grandfather) |
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| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre | ||
| Current club | Bulls / Blue Bulls | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| 2009–2011 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012–present | Blue Bulls | 15 | (20) |
| 2013 | Bulls | 48 | (65) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | South Africa Under-20 | 5 | (20) |
| 2013–present | South Africa | 26 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 July 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Jan Lodewyk Serfontein (born 15 April 1993) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre for the Bulls in Super Rugby and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions.
Serfontein was a member of the South Africa under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. His performances in the tournament led to him being named 2012 IRB Junior Player of the Year. He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, but was later withdrawn in order to make him available for the senior national team.
He made his debut for the Springboks versus Italy on 8 June 2013 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, playing from the bench as a replacement for Bryan Habana from the 71st minute.
He is the younger brother of lock Boela Serfontein. His father Boelie was also a provincial rugby player, playing as a number eight for Eastern Province, and his grandfather was Jack Slater, a former Springbok winger.
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
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