Senirusi Seruvakula

Senirusi Seruvakula
Date of birth	12 November 1969 (age 54)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
	Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
	Naitasiri
International career
Years	Team
2002	Fiji
Coaching career
Years	Team
2017–2019	Fijian Drua
2019–2020	Fijian Latui
2015	Fiji Warriors
2020–Present	Fiji Women's XVs
2022	Fijiana Drua

Senirusi Seruvakula (born 12 November 1969) is a Fijian rugby union coach. He is currently the Head Coach of the Fiji women's national rugby union team.^[1]

Rugby career

Seruvakula played for the Brothers Rugby Club in Brisbane for seven years.^[2] He made only one international appearance for Fiji in 2002 against Samoa.^[1] He spent four years with Hong Kong's Tigers, and had a stint with Châteauneuf-du-Pape in France's Fédérale 1 competition.^[1]

Coaching

Seruvakula coached the Fijian Drua from 2017 to 2019.^[3]^[4] He led them to win the 2018 National Rugby Championship.^[5]^[6] He has also coached the Fijian Latui in the Global Rapid Rugby competition, and the Fiji Warriors.^[7]

Seruvakula was appointed as Head Coach of the Fiji women's national rugby union team in 2020.^[8]^[7] In 2022, He led the Fijiana Drua to win the Super W title in only their first year of competition.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-07). "Senirusi Seruvakula: Ten things you should know about the Fiji coach". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
^ McKay, Brett (2017-10-13). "Drua coach proud of charges". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
^ "Seruvakula Appointed NRC Coach". Fiji Sun. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ "Duo for Drua". Fiji Sun. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Marayawa, Filipe (2022-04-27). "Fijian Drua set-up; Seruvakula on radar". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
^ Cabenatabua, Leone (2022-04-22). "The Men Behind The Fijiana Drua". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
^ ^a ^b "Fiji change coach ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup". RNZ. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
^ Prasad, Vashneel (2020-10-12). "Senirusi Seruvakula appointed as Fijiana XVs Head Coach". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-10-12.