Jan Lodewyk Serfontein (born 15 April 1993) is a South African professional

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rugby player. He plays as a

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for French

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side .

Career

Serfontein was a member of the South Africa under 20 team that won the

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. 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

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, but was later withdrawn to make him available for the senior national team. Serfontein made his debut for the

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versus

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on 8 June 2013 at

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, playing from the bench as a replacement for

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from the 71st minute.

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

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, a former

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winger.

Springbok statistics

Test match record

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

References

External links

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1993 births Living people Rugby union players from Port Elizabeth South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union centres Afrikaner people Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Alumni of Grey High School Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub