Seru Rabeni joined the Lindenwood rugby program in August 2013. He is primarily responsible for coaching the backs and 7's rugby for the team.
Rabeni brings over 15 years of international and professional experience at the highest levels of the sport to the position.
He began his international career playing on the Fiji Under 21 team and then launched his professional career in 2001 with the Otago Highlanders in New Zealand playing the National Provincial Championship League (NPC), Super Rugby and 7s rugby. In 2004, Rabeni was selected to play for the Pacific Islanders against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, along with two other tours while also representing the Fijian National Team in both 7s and traditional 15s play.
Rabeni then spent six years in the Premiership League, playing Heineken Cup rugby with the Leicester Tigers in England. He moved to Leeds Carnegie in the north of England for a season before crossing the English Channel to France to play with Larochelle in the ProD2 for two years, followed by one year for Mont de Marsan.
In addition to playing on a national level, he also played internationally, representing Fiji in two World Cups, in Australia in 2003 and in France in 2007. He was also selected to the World English Barbarians for three consecutive years, playing against England, Wales, Ireland, South Africa and Australia. In 2010, Rabeni was picked for the World XV and represented the Asian Pacific Barbarians against the World XV tour in 2011 and against the Saracens in Hong Kong in 2012. He has also represented Fiji in 7s rugby at the Hong Kong 7s twice, Dubai 7s and Commonwealth Games.
