Full name | Jan Lodewyk Serfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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; 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 rugby player. He plays as a centre for French Top 14 side Montpellier. He established himself as one of Montpellier's key players and made a major contribution to the club's first French Top 14 title in 2022.
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 [1] He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, [2] but was later withdrawn to make him available for the senior national team.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.
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]
Against | Pld | W | D | L | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
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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, Try = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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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 |
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