Selections Week 32
Selections of all Fijians in Professional competitions for the 32nd weekend of 2022.
Meli
Derenalagi
Height - 192cm (6'3)
Weight - 98kg (216lb)
DOB - November 26, 1998
POB - SuvaPlayer Type -Skilled Forward
ALL CLUB STATS
Years
competition
club
games
tries
goals
points
2022-
Super Rugby
Fijian Drua
9
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
current season
comp
club
g
t
g
pt
all club stats
Year
club
gp
ts
pt
2022-
Fijian Drua
9
0
0
totals
9
0
0
ALL REPRESENTATIVE
Year
team
gp
ts
pt
2018
2021
2019-
Fiji Under 20
Tokyo Olympics
Fiji Sevens
4
6
86
2
2
22
10
10
110
ALL REPRESENTATIVE
Years
team
games
tries
goals
points
2018
2021
2019-
Fiji Under 20
Tokyo Olympics
Fiji Sevens
4
6
86
2
2
22
0
0
0
10
10
110
96
26
0
130
Rep Honours
Fiji Sevens
2021 Olympics Tokyo
Achievements
World Sevens Series Champion 2018/2019
World Sevens Rookie of the year 2018/2019
Fiji Sevens Captain
Gold Medal 2021 Olympics Tokyo
Fijian Drua Captain 2022
Rakaviti Awards
Meli “The White Shark” Derenalagi, a nickname shared with his father, former 7s rep Ratu Vuniani Derenalagi. Meli is known for his sublime skill and offloading ability.
Derenalagi had a huge 2019 where has was promoted to the Sevens sqaud and ultimately becoming a core member of the team, being named in the World Dream Team and winning the World Sevens Rookie of the year award. To top that all off, Meli was promoted to Able Seaman rank in the Fiji Navy.
Meli is all but certain to find a spot in the squad for the Tokyo games barring injury or suspension.
Embed from Getty Images2021 – Derenalagi was selected to represent Fiji at the 2021 Olympic Games.
He is one of the staples in the Fiji Sevens side and one of the first man picked. He has shown maturity beyond his years and is set for bigger and better things in the future. We see him as a possible captain for the Flying Fijians one day.
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