KEREVI Samu

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.86/6'1''

Birth Country:

Fiji

Place of residence : BRISBANE, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men AUS Australia	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M04 AUS Australia 19 ARG Argentina 29	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M10 AUS Australia 42 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M16 NZL New Zealand 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M24 FIJ Fiji 19 AUS Australia 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 7-8 #M29 CAN Canada 7 AUS Australia 26	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Fijian

Tim Walsh [national], AUS

Sporting relatives:

His brother Josua has played professional rugby union [15-a-side] in Japan, while his other brother Jone has played the sport at university level in Japan. (rugbypass.com, 17 Mar 2020; suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

Other sports:

He represented Australia in rugby union [15-a-side] at the 2019 World Cup in Japan, and has played professional rugby union in Australia and Japan. He also represented the Fiji U20 national rugby union [15-a-side] team at the 2012 Junior World Championship in South Africa. (espn.co.uk, 2021; suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jul 2021)

He began playing rugby as a child in Fiji, and continued playing after moving with his grandparents to Brisbane, QLD, Australia, at age seven. "Most Fijians play rugby, and every day after school, they play rugby or sevens. I started to play rugby as a natural progression, but for Fijians, rugby is like a culture and of course there are other sports, but rugby comes first and whether you play in rugby union [15-a-side] or in rugby league [13-a-side], playing rugby professionally is a dream come true." (suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

"I think it was around 2013 that I decided to play professionally. I played in South Africa for the U20 Fiji national team in 2012, and then I was selected for the Australian U20 national team, and that was my dream, so I decided to go professional from there. In fact, in 2013 I had plans to start working in the iron ore business instead of rugby due to an unfortunate event in my family. Brisbane is my second home and I played club rugby there, so I knew I wanted to play in Australia, and I was selected for the U20 national team, but I couldn't play in the tournament because of visa issues, and that's when my grandmother passed away. So, I thought about quitting rugby and starting a job, but fortunately I got a professional offer from the [Queensland] Reds, so I decided to continue playing rugby." (suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

Philosophy:

"The fascination with rugby and what I love about it hasn't changed no matter where I play. If you don't have a love for the game, you lose your ambition, which is the same as loving people, but the desire to do anything for the game is fundamental. I believe that I can bring out the best in rugby in a sincere way and I think I have a solid understanding of myself. In rugby you have to work hard when people aren't watching, and there are some very difficult processes, but I think the fact that I am able to make that kind of effort is because I love rugby so much." (suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

General Interest

General
PLAYING IN JAPAN
He joined Suntory Sungoliath rugby union [15-a-side] team in Japan in 2019. "The experience of the [2019] World Cup in Japan motivated me to come to Suntory, and I had a very good feeling about how Japanese people welcomed us, so it was a good experience. It's very difficult to compare Super Rugby [Australia] and Top League [Japan], I consider them both to be different games. In particular, Top League has a lot of fast-paced games and requires a high level of fitness, so if a Top League team is to play a Super Rugby team, I think it would be a game where they would use the whole ground to run and win. When I was playing in Australia, I got to experience a lot of different games because New Zealand teams are fast and physical and South African teams are very physical. So, coming from Australia to Japan, I had to adapt." (suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

FIJIAN HERITAGE
Born in Fiji, he moved to Australia at age seven. "My parents couldn't provide for the whole family, so I moved with my grandparents to the Solomon Islands for a time to try to establish a life. Then there was a coup in the Solomon Islands, and we tried to return to Fiji, but there was a coup in Fiji as well and we couldn't go back. I had the option of going to New Zealand, but I ended up in Australia on the way there, and I ended up winning a rugby contract there as well, so I moved to Australia with my grandparents for a chance. Basically, I have a habit of thinking positively, and I think it's partly because of my Fijian national origin." (suntory.com, 30 Nov 2020)

Legend

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

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