Samu Kerevi
Fijian-Australian rugby union player
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Samuela Vatuniveivuke Kerevi (born 27 September 1993) is an Australian rugby union player currently playing for Urayasu D-Rocks in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO).[4] His usual position is centre. He previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and has played for the Australian national team.[5]
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27 September 1993
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| Born | Samuela Vatuniveivuke Kerevi 27 September 1993 Viseisei, Ba Province, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family and early life
Samuela Kerevi was born in Viseisei, Fiji.[6] He moved with his family to Australia at aged 4.[7] His father, Nimilote Kerevi, is a former Fiji international soccer player. His brother Josua Kerevi has also played representative rugby.[7]
Kerevi attended Brisbane State High School, and represented Queensland at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships in 2011.[8]
Kerevi obtained Australian citizenship in August 2016.[9]
Rugby career
In 2012, Samu Kerevi (his ref name was Musashi) played Premier Rugby for GPS Old Boys in Brisbane.[10] He was selected alongside his brother Josua in the Fiji Under-20 team for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[11] In the opening pool match against Wales, he scored the first try of the tournament and he followed that up with a double against Samoa.[12]
Kerevi was a member of the ARU's National Academy in 2012 and 2013.[13][14] He was selected for Australia Under-20 to play in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France, but was unable to take part due to a shoulder injury.[5][15]
In July 2013, he signed an extended player squad contract with the Queensland Reds for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[5][16]
In June 2016, he was included in the 33-member Australia team for the 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia.[17] He made his debut at inside centre against England, in the defeat in Brisbane. Australia would go on to be white-washed in the series 3–0.
Kerevi continues to play regularly for the Australian team and featured in their squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[18] Following the world cup Kerevi signed with Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath who he is currently playing for in the Top League.
Kerevi was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-nil in the quarterfinal.[19]
Notes
- Kerevi has played both inside (No. 12) and outside centre (No. 13). Overall, he has played more at inside centre (No. 12).
