Fili Seru (born 11 March 1970) is a Fijian rugby footballer who represented Fiji in the 1991 Rugby Union World Cup and the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

Fili Seru
Personal information
Born (1970-03-11) 11 March 1970 (age 54)
Fiji
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–93 Fiji 10 4 0 0 16
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 South Queensland Crushers 10 2 0 0 8
1996–97 Illawarra Steelers 20 4 0 0 16
1998–99 Hull FC 42 15 0 0 60
Total 72 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Fiji 4 2 0 0 8
Source: [1][2]

Rugby union career

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Seru played rugby union and represented Fiji in ten tests between 1990 and 1993, including at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[2]

Rugby league career

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Seru then switched to rugby league and played for the South Queensland Crushers in 1995, as well as playing in four test matches for Fiji, including three at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[3]

He then played for the Illawarra Steelers for two years before moving to England and joining Hull FC.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fili Seru rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ a b Fili Seru scrum.com
  3. ^ Keighley crowd make Fiji feel at home The Independent, 9 October 1995
  4. ^ Loan star Murdock shines The Independent, 22 June 1998