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Seru Rabeni (inside centre)
Full name: Ratu Seru Rabeni
Club: Leicester (England)
Fiji province: Naitasiri
Born: 27 December 1978 in Bua
Height: 1m87 (6'2")
Weight: 95kg
FIJI
Test debut: 2000 v Japan in Tokyo
21 caps 1 try 5 pts (26 games, 6 tries)
PACIFIC ISLANDERS
6 caps 2 tries 10 pts (7 games 2 tries 10 pts)
Rabeni first played provincial rugby for Lautoka in 1998-99 while studying at Lautoka Teachers College. He also played for Fiji U21s and U23s and played halfback for the Fiji 7s team 1998-2000.
Rabeni made his Test debut in the Epson Cup against Japan in 2000, but an ankle injury saw him miss the remainder of the tournament. He began a three-year course at Otago University in New Zealand in February 2001 and rejoined the Test side in June 2002.
He later played for Otago in NPC and won a Super 12 contract for 2003 and 2004. Rabeni signed for English club Leicester shortly after being named in the Pacific Islanders squad.
Rabeni has again returned in 2006 adding more strength and power to the Fiji backline.
Fiji record:
2000
| 20 May |
v JAPAN at Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo |
W
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47-22 |
(+) |
2002
| 1 June |
v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia |
W
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17-16 |
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| 7 June |
v TONGA at Teufaiva in Nukualofa |
W
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47-22 |
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| 22 June |
v SAMOA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi |
L
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12-22 |
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| 29 June |
v NEW ZEALAND at Westpac Trust in Wellington |
L
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18-68 |
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| 6 July |
v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi |
W
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47-20 |
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| 9 Nov |
v WALES at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff |
L
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14-58 |
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2003
| 22 June |
v ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium in Canberra |
l
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25-26 |
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| 29 June |
v Queensland Reds at Ballymore in Brisbane |
w
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31-24 |
2t |
| 4 July |
v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi |
W
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34-31 |
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| 11 July |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nukualofa |
L
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22-23 |
(+55) |
| 3 Aug |
v Canterbury Development at Rugby Park in Christchurch |
w
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46-17 |
(-58) |
| 6 Aug |
v Canterbury at Jade Stadium in Christchurch |
w
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41-38 |
3t |
| 18 Aug |
v ARGENTINA at Cordoba Stadium in Cordoba |
L
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30-49 |
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| 24 Aug |
v CHILE at Prince of Wales Park in Santiago |
W
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41-16 |
T |
| 11 Oct |
v FRANCE at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane |
L
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18-61 |
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| 15 Oct |
v USA at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane |
W
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19-18 |
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| 23 Oct |
v JAPAN at Dairy Farmers in Townsville |
W
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41-13 |
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| 1 Nov |
v SCOTLAND at Aussie Stadium in Sydney |
L
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20-22 |
(-78) |
2004
| 5 June |
v TONGA at Teufaiva in Nukualofa |
W
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27-26 |
(-37) |
| 12 June |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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29-3 |
(-56) |
2006
| 3 Jun |
v Junior All Blacks at National Stadium in Suva |
l
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17-35 |
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| 10 Jun |
v TONGA at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford |
L
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23-24 |
(+56) |
| 17 Jun |
v ITALY at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
W
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29-18 |
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| 24 Jun |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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23-20 |
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| 1 Jul |
v JAPAN at Nagai Stadium in Osaka |
W
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29-15 |
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Pacific Islanders
2004
| 25 Jun |
v NSW Waratahs at Aussie Stadium in Sydney |
W
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68-21 |
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| 3 Jul |
v AUSTRALIA at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide |
L
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14-29 |
(+59) |
| 10 Jul |
v NEW ZEALAND at North Harbour Stadium in Albany |
L
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26-41 |
T |
| 17 Jul |
v SOUTH AFRICA at Express Advocate Stadium in Gosford |
L
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38-24 |
(-27+34) |
2006
| 11 Nov |
v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff |
L
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20-38
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| 18 Nov |
v SCOTLAND at Murrayfield in Edinburgh |
L
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22-34
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(+53) |
| 26 Nov |
v IRELAND at Lansdowne Rd in Dublin |
L
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17-61
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T |
| Key: |
T = try, C = conversion, P = penalty goal, DG = dropped goal, (+) = substitute, (-) replaced, rc = red card, yc = yellow card
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Others:
1998 – Fiji U21s
1999 – Fiji U23 v Canada U23
2001 – Fiji Warriors v Northern Bulls
2002 – Alhambra Union; Otago NPC (7 games, 1 try)
Fiji 7s Record:
1998 – Dubai
1999 – Hong Kong, Dubai, South Africa
2000 – Uruguay, Argentina, Wellington, Fiji, Brisbane, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan
2002 – Manchester (Commonwealth Games)
NPC:
2002 – Otago (7 games, 1 try, 5 pts)
2004 – Otago (2 games)
Total – 9 games, 1 try, 5 pts
Super 12:
2003 – Highlanders (7 games, 3 tries, 15 pts)
2004 – Highlanders (4 games)
Total – 11 games 3 tries 15 pts
Other teams:
1998-99 – Lautoka (Telecom Fiji Cup Final in 1998)
2000 – Suva Provincial Team - Telecom Fiji Semi-final
2003 – Naitasiri
School:
1985-90 – Nadi District School (first five)
1991-97 – Ratu Kadavulevu School (second five / first five)
1998-99 – Lautoka Teachers College (first five / second five)
Relatives that are Fiji reps: Rupeni Caucau (first cousin)
Father’s village: Nasolo, Bua
Mother’s Village: Nasolo, Bua
Grew up in Bua, Fiji
Hobbies: Reading, farming, volleyball, reading
Best rugby memory: Running out for Fiji in my first Test against Japan in 2000.
Worst rugby memory: Losing to Scotland in the last pool game of the 2003 World Cup. We should have won that game.
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