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Jan Serfontein
Full nameJan Lodewyk Serfontein
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb)
SchoolGrey High School, Port Elizabeth /
Grey College, Bloemfontein
Notable relative(s)Boela Serfontein (brother)
Boelie Serfontein (father)
Jack Slater (great grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Template:Rut Montpellier
Youth career
2006–2008 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings
2009–2011 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–present Template:Rut Blue Bulls 15 (20)
2013 Template:Rut Bulls 60 (85)
2017–present Template:Rut Montpellier 44 (50)
Correct as of 11 October 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa Under-20 5 (20)
2013–2017 South Africa 35 (25)
Correct as of 13 April 2018

Jan Lodewyk Serfontein (born 15 April 1993) is a South African rugby union rugby player. He plays as a centre for French Top 14 side Template:Rut Montpellier.

Career

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Player of the Year.[1] He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] but was later withdrawn to make him available for the senior national team.

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.

Personal

He is the younger brother of lock Boela Serfontein. His father Boelie was also a provincial rugby player, playing as a number eight for Template:Rut Eastern Province, and his grandfather was Jack Slater, a former Springbok winger.[3]

Springbok statistics

Test match record

Against Pld W D L Tri 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
 England
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
100
 Ireland
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
 Italy
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
 New Zealand
4
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
25
 Samoa
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
 Scotland
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
100
 Wales
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
66.67
Total 20 14 0 6 2 0 0 0 10 70

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

International Tries

Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Scotland Nelspruit, South Africa Mbombela Stadium Mid-year rugby test series 15 June 2013 Won 30–17
2  England London, England Twickenham Stadium End-of-year rugby test series 15 November 2014 Won 31–28

References

  1. ^ "http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2063109.html". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Cheetahs kies Bok se broer Boela". Volksblad. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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