Nico Serfontein

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Nico Serfontein
Personal information
Full nameNicolas Serfontein
Born (1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 55)
South Africa
Playing information
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 South Africa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Nico Serfontein is a South African rugby football coach and former rugby league footballer who represented South Africa at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

Playing career[edit]

Serfontein played rugby union as a Blue Bulls junior. Nico's main claim to fame in rugby league was his stint in the early nineties at Hemel Hempstead, a Hertfordshire based club in England. In 1995 he played rugby league for South Africa at the 1995 World Cup.[1]

Coaching career[edit]

Serfontein later became a successful rugby union coach, coaching the Blue Bulls' Vodacom Cup and junior sides.[2] While at the Bulls he won two Vodacom Cups, three Under-21 titles finals and two Under-19 titles.[3]

In 2011, he was signed by the Golden Lions to run their junior programmes.[4]

He has been involved with the Baby Boks under former coach Eric Sauls and at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nico Serfontein rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ Injury woes for Bulls and Blue Bulls mg.co.za, 9 January 2009
  3. ^ Coach Nico Serfontein a huge boost for Lions lionsrugby.co.za
  4. ^ Lions sign top coach sun.com.na, 12 January 2011
  5. ^ Nico Serfontein irb.com