Sevu Reece

Sevu Reece
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997
Place of birth Fiji
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight 87 kg (13.7 st; 192 lb)
School Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- Waikato (35)
Correct as of 5 October 2018

Sevu Reece (born 13 February 1997) is a Fijian rugby union player who currently plays as a wing for Waikato in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.[1]

Early career

Born and raised in Fiji, Reece moved to New Zealand in 2014 and attended Hamilton Boys' High School where he played first XV rugby. After graduating high school, local Waikato club, Melville, signed him up on a development contract. 2016 saw him finish as the club's top points scorer as they lifted the Breweries Shield for the first time in 35 years.[2]

Senior career

Excellent performances as a centre and outside back for Melville saw him called up to the Waikato squad for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. He debuted in a Ranfurly Shield defence against Thames Valley on 6 June 2016 and went on to make 12 Ranfurly Shield and Mitre 10 Cup appearances during the season, scoring 7 tries in the process.[1][3]

Irish Pro14 club Connacht announced the signing on Reece in May 2018. He was set to join his new team after completing his Waikato commitments in the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup, however, in October 2018 it was announced that Connacht had decided to not go along with the deal in light of a domestic violence case against Reece, in which he pleaded guilty and was discharged without conviction. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sevu Reece Waikato Player Profile". Mooloo Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sevu Reece soars to Waikato's wing as dizzying rise through the ranks continues". Rugby Heaven. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sevu Reece itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Connacht Rugby announce signing of Sevu Reece from Waikato". Connacht Rugby. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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