Fili Seru
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| Born | 11 March 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2026 (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fili Seru (11 March 1970 – 6 May 2026) was a Fijian rugby footballer who represented Fiji in the 1991 Rugby Union World Cup and the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
Rugby union career
[edit]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
[edit]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 he moved to England and joined Hull FC.[4]
Death
[edit]Seru died from complications of motor neuron disease on 6 May 2026, at the age of 56.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fili Seru rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1 2 Fili Seru scrum.com
- ↑ Keighley crowd make Fiji feel at home The Independent, 9 October 1995
- ↑ Loan star Murdock shines The Independent, 22 June 1998
- ↑ Former Flying Fijians winger Filimoni Seru passes away
Categories:
- 1970 births
- 2026 deaths
- 20th-century Fijian sportsmen
- 1991 Rugby World Cup players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Fijian rugby league players
- Fiji national rugby league team players
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Hull F.C. players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Illawarra Steelers players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union wings
- South Queensland Crushers players