DERENALAGI Meli

Fiji

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 26 Nov 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Place of residence : SUVA

Residence Country:

Fiji

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men FIJ Fiji	1

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M01 FIJ Fiji 24 JPN Japan 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M08 FIJ Fiji 28 CAN Canada 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M14 FIJ Fiji 33 GBR Great Britain 7	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M24 FIJ Fiji 19 AUS Australia 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Semi-final #M31 ARG Argentina 14 FIJ Fiji 26	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Gold Medal Match #M34 NZL New Zealand 12 FIJ Fiji 27	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019
3	Men	2020

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
4	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
7	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
9	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
9	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA
4	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA
6	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Gareth Baber [national], WAL

Sporting relatives:

His uncle Semisi Naevo has represented Fiji in rugby union [15-a-side] and rugby sevens. He played at the 2007 World Cup in France in rugby union, and was part of the team that won the 2005 World Cup in Hong Kong, China in rugby sevens. His other uncle Api Naevo represented Fiji in rugby union [15-a-side], and competed at the World Cup in 1999 and 2003. His father Ratu Vuniani Derenalagi represented Fiji in rugby sevens at the 1996 France Sevens tournament in Paris. (Na Waqe Facebook page, 31 Jan 2019; FIJI 7s Rugby Fan Page Facebook page, 17 Aug 2017; fijisun.com.fj, 26 Sep 2016; fijisun.com.fj, 05 Jun 2019)

Injuries:

He sustained a knee injury in June 2019. (fijisun.com.fj, 06 Jun 2019)

Start:

He began playing rugby in grade three of school in Nawaka, Fiji. (fijisun.com.fj, 05 Jun 2019)

Reason:

His family was involved in rugby and introduced him to the sport. (fijisun.com.fj, 26 Sep 2016)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fbcnews.com.fj, 05 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"Hustle and stay humble." (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Award:

He was named the 2019 Rookie of the Year by World Rugby. (fijivillage.com, 28 Feb 2020)

He was named in the Dream Team for the 2018/19 World Series season. (fbcnews.com.fj, 03 Jun 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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