World Cup 7s winning halfback, Lemeki Koroi passes away

7s-Rugby

World Cup 7s winning halfback, Lemeki Koroi passes away

By Dhanjay Deo

11/09/2020

Screen grabs from the 1997 7s World Cup after the late Lemeki Koroi scored his second try in the final.

Former Fiji 7s player, Lemeki Koroi has passed away.

Koroi who was 50 years old was the halfback of the Fiji 7s team that won the 1997 Melrose Cup.

Koroi who is from Serea, Naitasiri also played for the Fiji 15s team.

He played for Prisons in local 7s rugby competitions and played for Naitasiri and Suva in provincial rugby.

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