Waisale Serevi
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| Full name | Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Small, Wizard, Maestro, Wai | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Delainamasi Government School Lelean Memorial School |
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| Spouse | Karalaini | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | Two daughters and a son | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half, Fullback, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Amateur clubs | |||
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1987–88 1989 1989 |
Nasinu Rewa Nabua Suva |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993–96 1997–98 1998–03 2004 2004–08 |
Mitsubishi Leicester Stade Montois Stade Bordelais Staines |
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1987 1987 1989–03 |
Fiji B Fiji XV Fiji |
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Correct as of 14 March 2007
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| Sevens national teams | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1990–07 | Fiji | ||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2005–07 | Fiji Sevens | ||
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| Men's rugby sevens | ||
Representing  Fiji
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | Team competition |
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2002 Manchester | Team competition |
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2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi (born 20 May 1968) is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens. He is widely considered as one of the greatest rugby sevens players ever.
In the 15-man game, he played for Fiji 39 times between 1989 and 2003, and scored 376 points. This included representing Fiji in the 1991, 1999, and 2003 Rugby World Cups. He has also played professionally for the Mitsubishi, Leicester, Stade Montois, Stade Bordelais and Staines rugby teams.
His representative sevens career started in 1989 when he played for Fiji at the Hong Kong tournament. Serevi has also played in the 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens, winning the World Cup with Fiji in 1997 and 2005. He won silver at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002, and captured bronze in 2006. Serevi has played in the International Rugby Board Sevens Series since its creation in 1999. In 2005 after winning the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens Serevi was appointed the Fiji Sevens team's coach. He coached Fiji to the 2005-06 World Sevens Series victory – the first time the series was not won by New Zealand.
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