Samu Kerevi
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| Full name | Samuela Kerevi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viseisei, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Radike Samo (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samu Kerevi (born 27 September 1993), is an Australian rugby union player of Fijian descent. His usual position is centre. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.[2]
Family and early life
Samuela Kerevi was born in Viseisei, Fiji. He moved with his family to Australia as a young child.[3] His father, Nimilote Kerevi, is a former Fiji international soccer player. His brother Josua Kerevi has also played representative rugby.[3]
Kerevi attended Brisbane State High School, and represented Queensland at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships in 2011.[4]
Kerevi obtained Australian citizenship in August 2016.[5]
Rugby career
In 2012, Samu Kerevi played Premier Rugby for GPS Old Boys in Brisbane.[6] He was selected alongside his brother Josua in the Fiji Under-20 team for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[1] 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.[7]
Kerevi was a member of the ARU's National Academy in 2012 and 2013.[8][9] 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.[2][10]
In July 2013, he signed an extended player squad contract with the Queensland Reds for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[2][11]
In June 2016, he was included in the 33-member Australia team for the 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia.[12] He made his debut at inside centre against England.
Reference list
- 1 2 3 Narawa, Emoni (31 May 2012). "Brothers in arms". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Kerevi Signs with Reds". fijirugby.com. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Sorovaki names Fiji U20s team for Wales". fijilive.com. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Queensland Schoolboys Teams 2011". QRFSU. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ Pandaram, Jamie. "After a long battle, Wallaby Samu Kerevi finally gains Australian citizenship". The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Musashi High Performer of the Week". redsrugby.com.au. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kerevi, Simolo rated in top 20". Fiji Broadcast Corporation. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "National Academy U19 match at Ballymore on Saturday". redsrugby.com.au. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Australia's next generation set to face Reds College XV". rugby.com.au. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Under 20s Squad". rugby.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (23 July 2013). "Reds need to rework style to return to top of Australian rugby pile". Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wallabies v England Test series: Stirling Mortlock on centre dilemma". Fox Sports. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.