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Probably the best sevens player ever. Serevi made his international 15s debut in 1988 in the Super Six competition and debuted at the Hong Kong 7s one year later.

After a lull in his Test career, Small marked his return to the 15s team in November 2001 with 20 points in 20 minutes as he led a Fiji comeback against Italy Regional XV, then scored all of Fiji’s 10 points in the loss to Italy. He scored 19 points in July 2001 in his return to the Fiji 15s fold in the Fiji Barbarians match against the Aussie Barbars.

He holds an unparalleled record at sevens with five Hong Kong titles and one World Cup winners’ medal to his name, along with three Hong Kong MVP awards.

At the 2000 Brisbane Sevens, Serevi produced one of the tries of the inaugural IRB world series to snatch victory for Fiji in the final against Glen Ella’s Australia. That try was voted as Try of the Year at the Fiji Rugby Awards 2000.

His vision and ingenuity with ball in hand make him a most dangerous opponent. He led Fiji at the 2001 World Cup and later to a gold medal at the World Games in Akita. Skippered Fiji to a silver medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002.

Serevi was recalled to lead the Fiji 7s team for the Bordeaux and London tournaments in 2004 after a lengthy, winless period.

And he restored Fiji's lost pride in the 7s world when he raised the Melrose Cup aloft at Happy Valley in Hong Kong in 2005.

He proved critics wrong when he scooped up a loose ball and darted for the winning try against England in the semi-finals.

Although Serevi does not have the speed of the young, frisky lad who caught the world by storm at the 1989 Hong Kong 7s, his experience and knowledge are ever-increasing.

The maestro coached Fiji to win its first IRB World 7s series title in 2006, dethroning New Zealand after six seasons.


Fiji record

1988

16 Apr	v Wellington at Athletic Park in Wellington	L	21-42	(+)
29 Oct	v NZ Divisional VX at National Stadium in Suva	L	17-31

1989

9 Apr	v New South Wales at Concord Oval in Sydney	L	7-32	t, p
12 Apr	v ACT Kookaburras at Seiffert Sports Ground in Canberra	W	37-9	t, 5c, p
16 Apr	v Queensland at Ballymore in Brisbane	L	13-29
4 May	v Marlborough at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim	W	45-26	2c, p
7 May	v Auckland in Auckland	L	9-72	(+), c
7 Oct	v BELGIUM in Liege	W	76-0	2T
11 Oct	v French Selection at Stade des Costieres in Nimes	W	40-26	4c
11 Oct	v Cote Basque in Bayonne	D	25-25
23 Oct	v France Barbarians in Toulouse	W	32-16	t, c
25 Oct	v Glasgow in Glasgow	L	11-22	t, p
28 Oct	v SCOTLAND at Murrayfield in Edinburgh	L	16-38	2P

1990

28 Feb	v Osaka Selection in Osaka	W	28-6
04 Mar	v JAPAN at Chichibunomiya in Tokyo	W	32-6	2T, 4C
23 Jun	v W SAMOA at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori	L	17-30

1991

11 Jun	v TONGA at National Stadium in Suva	W	19-7	2P
20 Jul	v ENGLAND at National Stadium in Suva	L	12-28	C, P, DG
5 Nov	v CANADA at Bayonne (RWC)	L	3-13	DG
8 Nov	v FRANCE at Grenoble (RWC)	L	9-33

1992

20 Jun	v W SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva	L	16-20	C, 2P
25 Jul	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	L	9-12

1993

2 Jun	v W Samoa Dev XV at Apia Stadium in Apia	L	18-40
20 Jun	v SCOTLAND XV at National Stadium in Suva	L	10-29	C, P

1996

15 Jun	v Northland at Whangerai	W	49-18
17 Jun	v Poverty Bay at Gisborne	W	49-6	c
22 Jun	v Waikato at Hamilton	W	33-25
2 Jul	v S AFRICA at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria	L	18-48
5 Jul	v North Transvaal	W	44-37	2t
27 Jul	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	L	18-32
1 Nov	v NZ MAORIS at National Stadium in Suva	L	10-25

1998

26 May	v SCOTLAND at National Stadium in Suva	W	51-26	(+), 4C, P
27 Jun	v FRANCE at National Stadium in Suva	L	9-34	(+63)
25 Jul	v USA at National Stadium in Suva	W	18-9	(+54), P
6 Aug	v Taranaki at Rugby Park in New Plymouth	L	22-26	2t, c
9 Aug	v Northland	L	30-44	c, p
18 Sep	v AUSTRALIA at Paramatta Stadium in Sydney	L	30-44	T, 2C, 2P
22 Sep	v SAMOA at Bruce Stadium in Canberra	W	26-18	2C, P
26 Sep	v TONGA at Ballymore in Brisbane	W	32-15	2C, 5P, DG

1999

26 Jun	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	W	39-37	(+60), C
3 Jul	v SAMOA at Churchill Park in Lautoka	L	15-27	(+25), T
3 Aug	v NZ MAORIS at National Stadium in Suva	L	20-57	C, 2P
6 Aug	v Australian Barbarians in Sydney	L	25-31	t, 2c
24 Aug	v SPAIN in L'Aquila	W	39-20	(+48), T, 2C
26 Aug	v URUGUAY in L'Aquila	W	39-24	T, 4C, 2P
28 Aug	v ITALY in L'Aquila	W	50-32	(+41), T
1 Oct	v NAMIBIA at Stade de la Mediteranee in Beziers (RWC)	W	67-18	8C, 2P
16 Oct	v CANADA at Stade Lescure in Bodeaux (RWC)	W	38-22
20 Oct	v ENGLAND at Twickenham in London (RWC)	L	24-45	P

2001

7 Nov	v Italian Regional XV in Milan	W	33-23	(+57), 2t, 2c, 2p
10 Nov	v ITALY at Treviso	L	10-66	T, C, P, yc
18 Nov	v French Barbarians at Toulon (capt)	W	17-15	t
25 Nov	v FRANCE in Sydney	L	10-77

2002

22 Jun	v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff	L	14-58	(+40), T, C
29 Jun	v IRELAND at Lansdowne Rd in Dublin	L	17-64	C
11 Jul	v Scotland A at Bridgehaugh in Stirling	L	29-45	(+44)
3 Aug	v SCOTLAND at Murrayfield in Edinburgh	L	22-36	(+70)

2003

22 Jun	v ACT Brumbies at Bruce Stadium in Canberra	L	25-26	(+61), 2c
29 Jun	v Queensland Reds at Ballymore in Brisbane	W	31-24	(-51), 3c, dg
11 Jul	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	L	22-23	(+68)
3 Aug	v Canterbury Development at Rugby Park in Christchurch	W	46-17	(+70), 2c, p
9 Aug	v Marlborough at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim	W	75-12	10c
18 Aug	v ARGENTINA at Cordoba Stadium in Cordoba	L	30-49	(+75), C
24 Aug	v CHILE at Prince of Wales Club in Santiago	W	41-16	(+), 2C
11 Oct	v FRANCE at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (RWC)	L	18-61
23 Oct	v JAPAN at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsille (RWC)	W	41-13	(-11), P

Key:	T = try, C = conversion, P = penalty goal, DG = dropped goal (r) = substitute, (-) replaced, rc = red card, yc = yellow card

Record by nation:

Team	P	W	D	L	t	c	p	dg	pts
Argentina	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	2
Australia	1	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	15
Belgium	1	1	-	-	2*	-	-	-	8
Canada	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	3
Chile	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	4
England	2	-	-	2	-	1	2	1	11
France	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Ireland	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	2
Italy	2	1	-	1	2	1	1	-	15
Japan	2	2	-	-	2*	4	1	-	19
Namibia	1	1	-	-	-	8	2	-	22
NZ Maoris	2	-	-	2	-	1	2	-	8
Samoa	4	1	-	3	1	3	3	-	20
Scotland	4	1	-	3	-	5	4	-	22
South Africa	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Spain	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	9
Tonga	6	3	-	3	-	3	7	1	30
Uruguay	1	1	-	-	1	4	2	-	19
USA	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	3
Wales	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	7
Totals	39	15	0	24	11	39	27	3	219

*Scored when a try was worth 4 points

7s record:
1989 – Sydney, Hong Kong
1990 – Hong Kong, Italy
1991 – Hong Kong, Scotland, Italy
1992 – Hong Kong
1993 – Fiji, Hong Kong, Scotland (RWC)
1994 – Fiji, Canberra, Hong Kong
1995 – Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan
1996 – Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai
1997 – Fiji, Hong Kong (RWC), Japan, France
1998 – Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan,
1999 – Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa
2000 – New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan
2001 – Argentina (RWC), London, Wales, Akita (World Games, Japan)
2002 – Chile, Argentina, Brisbane, Wellington, China, Hong Kong, Manchester (Commonwealth Games)
2004 – Bordeaux*, London*
2005 – Hong Kong (RWC),* Bordeaux*, London*, Dubai, South Africa, Germany (World Games)
2006 – Wellington, Los Angeles, Melbourne (Commonwealth Games), Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, London, Dubai, George
2007 – Wellington, San Diego, Adelaide, Hong Kong

10s record:
1997: Ballymore

Others:
1987-88 – Rewa
1987 – Fiji B, Fiji XV
1989 – Nabua, Suva
1998 – Fiji Warriors (t, c, p) v France, Fiji Warriors (t, 5c) v USA, French Barbarians (3c, 2p, dg) v South Africa
2000 – Barbarians v Scotland (won 45-42), Barbarians (t) v Leicester (won 85-10)
2001 – Fiji Barbarians (8c) v Australian Barbarians
2003 – Barbarians (t, 8c) v London Irish (won 66-33), Barbarians v Leicester (lost 12-21)

Previous teams: Nasinu, Rewa, Nabua, Suva, Mitsubishi (Japan), Leicester (England), Stade Montois (France), Stade Bordelais (France), Staines (England)