Jan Lodewyk Serfontein (born 15 April 1993) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played as a centre for the in the Currie Cup and the in the United Rugby Championship. He previously played for and made a major contribution to the club's first French Top 14 title in 2022.
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. He was also included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, but was later withdrawn to make him available for the senior national team.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.
In May 2026, Serfontein announced his retirement from professional rugby.
Personal
Serfontein is the younger brother of lock Boela Serfontein. His father Boelie was also a provincial rugby player, playing as a number eight for , and his grandfather was Jack Slater, a former Springbok winger.
Springbok statistics
Test match record AgainstPldWDLTryConPenDGPts%Won Total 20 14 0 6 2 0 0 0 10 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
International Tries
Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result 1 Nelspruit, South Africa Mbombela Stadium Mid-year rugby test series Won 30–17 2 London, England Twickenham Stadium End-of-year rugby test series Won 31–28
References
External links
IRB profile