Jan Serfontein

Jan Serfontein
Full name Jan Lodewyk Serfontein
Date of birth 15 April 1993
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School Grey High School / Grey College, Bloemfontein
Notable relative(s) Boela Serfontein (brother)
Boelie Serfontein (father)
Jack Slater (grandfather)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012– Blue Bulls 11 (20)
correct as of 13 October 2013.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Bulls 33 (35)
correct as of 1 April 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012
2013–		 South Africa U20
South Africa		 5
20		 (20)
(10)
correct as of 30 November 2014.

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.

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Player of the Year.[1] He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] but was later withdrawn in order to make him available for the senior national team.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

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 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 Opposing team 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
  2. ↑ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cheetahs kies Bok se broer Boela". Volksblad. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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