Jan Serfontein
 Serfontein playing for the Springboks in the 2015 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jan Lodewyk Serfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 April 1993 Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey High School, Port Elizabeth / Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Boela Serfontein (brother) Boelie Serfontein (father) Jack Slater (great grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Lodewyk Serfontein (born 15 April 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player. He plays as a centre for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship. He previously played for Montpellier and made a major contribution to the club's first French Top 14 title in 2022.
Career
[edit | edit source]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Player of the Year.[1] He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] but was later withdrawn to make him available for the senior national team.
Serfontein 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.
Personal
[edit | edit source]Serfontein 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.[3]
Springbok statistics
[edit | edit source]Test match record
[edit | edit source]| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100
|
 Australia |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75
|
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
100
|
| File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100
|
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25
|
| File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100
|
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
100
|
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.67
|
| Total | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 70 |
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Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Try = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
International Tries
[edit | edit source]| Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Nelspruit, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 15 June 2013 | Won 30–17 |
| 2 | File:Flag of England.svg England | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | End-of-year rugby test series | 15 November 2014 | Won 31–28 |
References
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External links
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- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- IRB profile Archived 24 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Gqeberha
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Afrikaner people
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Alumni of Grey High School
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs