Boela Serfontein
| Full name | Willem Jacob Serfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Framesby High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UNISA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jan Serfontein (brother) Boelie Serfontein (father) Jack Slater (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willem Jacob "Boela" Serfontein (born 16 September 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Template:Rut Griffons on loan from the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs. He plays mostly as a lock.
Career
He represents Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup having previously played for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls, the Template:Rut Pumas and Template:Rut Griquas.
After spending four seasons with the Template:Rut Pumas – making 62 appearances - he joined Template:Rut Griquas for the 2014 season.[1]
He made his Super Rugby debut for the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Bloemfontein against the Template:Rut Force on 10 May 2014, coming on mid-way through the second half.[2]
In August 2014, it was announced that he would make join the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs from 2015 onwards.[3]
Personal
He is the older brother of Template:Rut Blue Bulls and South Africa centre Jan Serfontein.[4] 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.[5]
External links
- "SA rugby profile". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- "It's Rugby profile". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
References
- ^ "Drie Bulle, nóg agt op pad na Griekwas". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Force". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Boela word Vrystater" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Pumas katrol twee Bulldogs in vir 2014". Media24. Beeld. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Cheetahs kies Bok se broer Boela". Volksblad. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.