Fiji vs Wales Review
We review the Flying Fijians in their matchup against Wales. What went wrong, what needs work and more.
Vereniki
Goneva
Height - 186cm (6'1)
Weight - 102kg (224lb)
DOB - April 5, 1984
POB - Lautoka
ALL CLUB STATS
Years
competition
club
games
tries
goals
points
2009-2011
2011-2012
2012-2016
2016-2019
2019-2020
2020-
Pro D2
Pro D2
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby
Pro D2
Colomiers
Tarbes
Leicester Tigers
Newcastle Falcons
Harlequins
Mont de Marsan
46
19
88
58
6
33
5
8
41
29
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
40
205
145
0
10
250
85
1
428
2021 season
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all club stats
year | club | gp | ts | pt |
|---|
2009-2011
2011-2012
2012-2016
2016-2019
2019-2020
2020-
Colomiers
Tarbes
Leicester Tigers
Newcastle Falcons
Harlequins
Mont de Marsan
46
19
88
58
6
33
5
8
41
29
0
2
28
40
205
145
0
10
ALL REPRESENTATIVE
year | team | gp | ts | pt |
|---|
2007-2009
2007-2019
Fiji Sevens
Flying Fijians
54
59
30
22
150
110
ALL REPRESENTATIVE
Years
team
games
tries
goals
points
2007-2009
2007-2019
Fiji Sevens
Flying Fijians
54
59
30
22
0
0
150
110
113
52
0
260
Honours
Fiji Sevens
Flying Fijians
RWC 2011, 2015, 2019
Achievements
2009 Fiji Sevens Top Tryscorer
2012/2013 Aviva Premiership Winner - Leicester
2014 RPA Players Player of the season
2015/2016 European Champions Cup Top Tryscorer
2017/2018 Aviva Premiership Player of the season
2017/2018 Aviva Premiership joint Top Tryscorer
Fiji All-Time Top Tryscorer
Rakaviti Awards
Top 10 centres of the decade 2010-2019
With nearly 150 Premiership matches to his name, Vereniki Goneva has built a reputation on his consistency and reliability. Even at the back end of his career, he has defied his age with regular star performances.
The prolific tryscorer is an expert finisher but is also very capable of setting up tries for his outside men. He was the 2015/2016 ERC Top Tryscorer and joint top tryscorer in 2017/2018 for Newcastle. The same year Goneva went on to be crowned the best player in the Aviva Premiership, at the ripe old age of 34.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn 2016 he became Fiji’s all-time top tryscorer and in 2019 he earned selection to his third World Cup. He also made our list for top 10 centres the past decade.
He is one of Fiji’s most decorated players and continues to put his hand up and represent his home nation.
In 2021 Goneva is with Mont de Marsan in the Pro D2
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