The Bulls have officially confirmed the signing of former Springboks centre Jan Serfontein from Montpellier.<\/b><\/p>\n
The midfielder returns to his old stomping ground after a successful stint at Montpellier, where he had over 147 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n
Serfontein returns<\/p>\n
He helped the side win their maiden Top 14 title as well as the Challenge Cup during that time and returns to Pretoria, signing a three-year deal with the Bulls, whom he left in 2018.<\/p>\n
The Bulls officially confirmed the arrival of the 48-Test cap Springbok centre on Tuesday, 8 July, as he joins Handre Pollard in returning to Loftus Versveld ahead of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n
He is expected to be joined by Stormers\u2019 scrum-half Paul de Wet and one-cap Springbok forward Nico Janse van Rensburg.<\/p>\n
Former director of rugby Jake White, who mutually agreed to depart the Bulls last week<\/a>, confirmed these signings following the United Rugby Championship final<\/a> defeat to Leinster, with the Bulls making the news of Serfontein\u2019s<\/a> return official today.<\/p>\n It is further reported that the Pretoria-based franchise have signed Springbok lock Marvin Orie from French club Perpignan while the likes of Kurt-Lee Arendse and Henry Immelman return to the club after short-term spells in Japan and at the Sharks, respectively.<\/p>\n Planet Rugby understands that prop Simphiwe Matanzima<\/a>, meanwhile, will be joining the Sharks while Bernard van der Linde is off to Premiership club Bath.<\/p>\n