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.
[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.