Jan Serfontein

Jan Serfontein
Personal information
Full name Jan Lodewyk Serfontein
Born (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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
Relatives Boela Serfontein (brother)
Boelie Serfontein (father)
Jack Slater (grandfather)
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)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2015.

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Player of the Year.[1] He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] but was later withdrawn in order to make him available for the senior national team.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. Archived from the original on 6 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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