Confirmed: Serfontein joins Bulls on three year deal
Springbok centre Jan Serfontein is back in South Africa after playing his rugby abroad for several years and will next feature for the Bulls.
The 32-year-old previously played for the Bulls between 2012 and 2017 before moving to Montpellier in France, for whom he featured over 140 times.
The former Grey College pupil played 35 Tests for the Springboks between 2013 and 2017. He also played for the Junior Boks team that won the 2012 Junior World Championship, the same tournament in which the midfielder was named World Junior Player of the Year.
Serfontein will play for the Bulls for the next three years. He'll compete mostly with Harold Vorster and David Kriel for a starting position.
The midfielder is already training with the Bulls and could feature in the Currie Cup, before he turns his attention to the next season of the United Rugby Championship. The Bulls finished runners up for a third time in the URC just a few weeks ago.
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