Serevi has been instrumental in many of Fiji’s sevens victories and has captained various sevens teams in both his country as well as other clubs overseas but to modern audiences at least he is probably most remembered as the magical flyhalf of the greatest Fijian sevens side ever to grace the game, the famous Ratu Kitione Tuibua Vesikula coached Fiji Team that went undefeated three years in a row in Hong Kong from 1990-1992, and played a memorable role in a try rated as one of the best ever in world rugby scored at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1990.

The Fijians were 10-6 down to the star studded New Zealand All Blacks side, captained by Zinzan Brooke, at the beginning of the second half of the final. But, urged on by the 20,000-strong crowd’s cheering for Alifereti Dere’s men, Fiji won a lineout toss deep within their own territory, after speedster ‘million-dollar fullback’ John Gallagher was bundled into touch by Dere and then the fireworks began. With all the Kiwis confined in tight corners ready to pounce, the Fijians suddenly shifted gear and opened up play with the ball thrown one handed by famed No.2 forward, the late Vesito Rauluni, to Serevi who, on his own 10 metre line and under huge pressure from playmaker John Schuster, “volley ball” palmed the ball over his head to the powerhouse centre Noa Nadruku (later to become a world sensation in Rugby League, he scored Fiji’s first try late in the first half) who, in turn, threw it between his legs in one movement, clear from a desperate defensive effort by Terry Wright, to the iconic, bearded wing three-quarter Tomasi Cama. From a standing start, taking off 15 meters inside his own half, Cama, a thoroughly experienced Hong Kong campaigner, outran the covering New Zealand defense, famously ‘galloped’ past a panting John Gallagher at the halfway mark, and scored under the posts erupting the electric atmosphere in So Kon Po into a deafening crescendo, produced the roar of the day and staged a fightback that launched a dynasty. Serevi converted putting Fiji in the lead at 12-10.

Fiji were now in front and Fiji never looked back. 2 minutes from the final whistle, the giant 6 foot 7 inch prop, Mesake Rasari, who became a worldwide rugby pin-up poster sensation with teeth flashing, eyes bulging and nostrils flaring, his tree trunk legs pumping up and down like pistons, hammered home the All Blacks’ coffin nails by scoring two runaway tries to claim the title for Fiji. Fiji went on to win 22-10 and remained undefeated until losing in the final to Western Samoa in 1993.

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