Samu Kerevi

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Samu Kerevi
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Kerevi with Tokyo Sungoliath in 2021
BornSamuela Vatuniveivuke Kerevi
(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 32)
Viseisei, Ba Province, Fiji
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) [1]
School Brisbane State High School
Notable relatives
Rugby union career
Position Centre [a]
Current team Urayasu D-Rocks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
–2013 GPS (55 [2] [3] )
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 Brisbane City 19 (70)
2020–2023 Suntory Sungoliath 29 (70)
2023– Urayasu D-Rocks 29 (90)
Correct as of 31 May 2025
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2019 Queensland Reds 73 (130)
Correct as of 15 June 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Fiji U20 5 (15)
2016– Australia 50 (50)
Correct as of 17 November 2024
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2021–2022 Australia 2
Correct as of 31 July 2022

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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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

  1. ↑ Kerevi has played both inside (No. 12) and outside centre (No. 13). Overall, he has played more at inside centre (No. 12).

References

  1. 1 2 "Samu Kerevi (2024–25) | Japan Rugby League One". league-one.jp. Japan Rugby League One. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Pentony, Luke (3 July 2014). "Queensland Reds name Samu Kerevi for Super Rugby run-on debut against Western Force". ABC News . His bulldozing runs were a feature of his play for GPS in the 2013 Queensland Premier Rugby competition, scoring 11 tries including one in the grand final loss to Easts.
  3. ↑ Lutton, Phil (3 July 2014). "Reds rookie Samu Kerevi unlocks right code". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. Kerevi was hand-picked from Premier Rugby after scoring 11 tries for GPS in the 2013 season.
  4. ↑ "Samu Kerevi confirms Japan deal". ESPN.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kerevi Signs with Reds". fijirugby.com. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Tucker, Jim (20 September 2018). "Samu Kerevi re-signs with St. George Queensland Reds for 2019". qld.rugby. Queensland Rugby Union.
  7. 1 2 "Sorovaki names Fiji U20s team for Wales". fijilive.com. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Schoolboys Teams 2011". QRFSU. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Pandaram, Jamie. "After a long battle, Wallaby Samu Kerevi finally gains Australian citizenship". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Musashi High Performer of the Week". redsrugby.com.au. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  11. ↑ Narawa, Emoni (31 May 2012). "Brothers in arms". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Kerevi, Simolo rated in top 20". Fiji Broadcast Corporation. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "National Academy U19 match at Ballymore on Saturday". redsrugby.com.au. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Australian Under 20s Squad". rugby.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Wallabies v England Test series: Stirling Mortlock on centre dilemma". Fox Sports. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Wallabies place faith in experience for World Cup bid". www.abc.net.au. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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