Rugby career
In 2012, Samu Kerevi (his ref name was Musashi) 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. [7] 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. [8]
Kerevi was a member of the ARU's National Academy in 2012 and 2013. [9] [10] 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] [11]
In July 2013, he signed an extended player squad contract with the Queensland Reds for the 2014 Super Rugby season. [2] [12]
In June 2016, he was included in the 33-member Australia team for the 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia. [13] 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. [14] 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. [15] Full details.
In November 2024, Kerevi was ruled out of the Autumn Test against Scotland after receiving a three-match ban for a dangerous tackle in the win over Wales. Kerevi, who earned his 50th Test cap during the match at the Principality Stadium, was initially given a yellow card for a foul tackle on Wales' Jac Morgan, which was later upgraded to a red card early in the second half. The red card was upheld following a hearing before an independent disciplinary committee, which initially imposed a six-week ban. However, the sanction was reduced to three weeks after considering mitigating factors such as Kerevi's clean disciplinary record, remorse, and good conduct. [16]
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