Seru Rabeni

Seru Rabeni

South Africa vs Fiji during 2007 Rugby World Cup
Full name	Ratu Seru Rabeni
Date of birth	(1978-12-27)27 December 1978
Place of birth	Bua, Fiji
Date of death	15 March 2016(2016-03-15) (aged 37)
Place of death	Nausori, Fiji
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
School	Nadi District, Ratu Kadavulevu, Lautoka Teachers
University	Otago University
Notable relative(s)	Rupeni Caucaunibuca (cousin)
Spouse	Susan Macdonald
Children	Ayami Rabeni
Occupation(s)	Rugby Player & Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–1999 2000 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 Lautoka Suva Alhambra Otago Naitasiri Otago Leicester Leeds La Rochelle Mont-de-Marsan 7 7 2 63 19 41 9 (5) (5) (0) (90) (5) (15) (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–04 Highlanders 11 (15) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2011 2004–2008 Fiji Pacific Islanders 30 9 (10) (19) National team(s) Years Team Comps 1998–2002 Fiji 13

Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
	2002 Manchester	Team competition

Ratu Seru Rabeni (27 December 1978 – 15 March 2016) was a Fijian rugby union player. He played as a centre or wing.

Rabeni was renowned in both club and international level for his physicality and bone crunching tackles, earning him the nickname "Rambo".

Rabeni was born and raised in Bua, Fiji, and played rugby union since his early schooldays at Ratu Kadavulevu School. He first played provincial rugby for Lautoka in 1998–99 while studying at Lautoka Teachers College, before moving on to the capital's club Suva in 2000. Rabeni made his Sevens debut in Dubai in 1998, playing in two Hong Kong Sevens tournaments. He played at both U21 and U23 level for Fiji before making his test debut in May 2000 against Japan in Tokyo during the Epson Cup tournament. An ankle injury saw him miss the remainder of the tournament.

In 2001, Rabeni took up a three-year degree course at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and the following year played 7 games for Otago in the National Provincial Championship before gaining a Super 12 contract with Highlanders for whom he played a dozen games over the 2003 and 2004 season.

Rabeni signed for English club Leicester Tigers shortly after being named in the Pacific Islanders squad. Rabeni made a bright start to his Leicester career scoring eight tries in as many appearances. He then suffered serious knee injuries which forced him to miss the rest of that and the whole of the subsequent season.

In 2009 he was signed up by fellow Guinness Premiership team Gloucester on a 3-year deal. However, in August the deal fell through when he failed a medical. After this move fell through, he went on and signed for newcomers Leeds Carnegie.