Serevi Jr follows dad’s footsteps

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Waisale Serevi Jnr during a King Select team training session at Albert Park in Suva on Monday, January 14, 2019. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

THE moment has arrived for Waisale Serevi Jr to create his own piece of history in local sevens rugby as he gears up for the McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament that will kick off tomorrow at Sigatoka’s Lawaqa Park.

Serevi Jr will feature for the King Select 7s team in the youth category.

He will be play among some of the best players from Fiji’s secondary schools rugby and will experience his first taste of local rugby competition against his Fijian brothers.

Serevi Jr said he was excited to be part of the tournament that he had only watched from the sideline and on television.

“It’s an honour to come back and start over where my dad began his rugby career and it’s a blessing for me and my sister who is also playing,” said Serevi Jr.

“My sister persuaded me to come and play in Fiji and follow my dad’s footsteps, but he has done his part and I’m proud of him and I know Fiji is proud of his achievements.

“But I want to make a name for myself and it’s not impossible because if he can do it then so can I.”

Recovering from a shoulder injury since last year, the young rugby player is excited to play in his first local rugby sevens tournament.

“Dad is a back line and I play in the forwards in rugby sevens but I didn’t expect our coach to put me in the back line in the tournament however I will prove myself worthy in any position,” Serevi said.

“I want to create my own thing in rugby and dad has proven his and I’ve noticed that I have some footwork skills which is probably from my dad’s side, but at the same time I am aggressive in defence and that is definitely from my mum’s side in Nadroga.”

The youngest of Serevi’s three children arrived into the country on Sunday and trained with his teammates yesterday for one last time before they travel to Sigatoka.

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