{"id":341881,"date":"2025-12-11T23:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/341881\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T23:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:32:08","slug":"sevu-reece-names-the-biggest-threat-to-his-super-rugby-try-scoring-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/341881\/","title":{"rendered":"Sevu Reece names the biggest threat to his Super Rugby try-scoring record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sevu Reece is set to depart the Crusaders<\/a> as Super Rugby\u2019s all-time leading try-scorer, having scored 66 in his 88 games. In 2026, he\u2019s eager to extend that tally to prolong his reign, knowing some electric talents will soon be nipping at his heels.<\/p>\n

Reece overtook TJ Perenara<\/a> for the No.1 spot earlier this year, and is joined by Julian Savea<\/a> as active players in the top 10. Savea currently sits three tries behind Reece with 63, but Reece looked outside the top 10, to someone currently with 47 tries to their name, when predicting who would break his record.<\/p>\n

Having committed his future to Perpignan<\/a> in the Top 14, the 28-year-old said he has to make every game in the coming season count if he is to remain atop the mountain.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh man, I think we\u2019ll try to push it,\u201d he told reporters in Christchurch when asked about the record. \u201cIf I could get close to 80, that would be cool. Honestly, I don\u2019t know how long it\u2019ll take, but I think Will Jordan<\/a> is the next person on my list who I think will break it. Jill, stop scoring tries!\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to wanting to extend the try-scoring record, Reece is hoping to make at least 12 appearances in the 2026 season to become a club centurion.<\/p>\n

The Fijian-born flyer said he was \u201c100 per cent\u201d content with his Crusaders career, having won six titles and \u201cgiven everything\u201d to the jersey in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I think of this place, this is home,\u201d he reflected. \u201cMy two beautiful girls, they\u2019re from here, my wife is from here, and this is the place that gave me the opportunity to fulfil all of my dreams of becoming a professional rugby player, let alone an All Black.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn that same note, a big thank you to Razor (Scott Robertson), because he was the one to give me that phone call to come down here. And this is all I know, Rugby Park, Christchurch. That obviously didn\u2019t make my decision any easier, just thinking of how much I\u2019ll miss this place, the friendships, the relationships that I\u2019ve had here in Christchurch, especially at Rugby Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s emotional. I\u2019ll miss this place, but we\u2019ve got a few more months with Super Rugby, so we\u2019ll definitely make the most of every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reece was emphatic when speaking about the difficulty of the decision to leave, but was also candid about the fact that forgoing his All Blacks<\/a> eligibility was not a primary concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe All Blacks didn\u2019t have much influence over my decision; it was more here at the Crusaders, because this is where it all started for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust looking ahead, we\u2019ve got good depth here in New Zealand<\/a> with the outside backs, it won\u2019t even be felt when I leave, just with the depth we\u2019ve got here at the international level and here at the Crusaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision was just between me and my family. We\u2019ve got two beautiful little girls growing up, and how awesome would it be for them to experience living overseas?\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in Fiji, Reece has brought plenty of the iconic Fijian flair to his time at the NPC, Super Rugby, and Test level. And while he\u2019ll have to wait three years before being eligible for his nation of birth, the idea of a Fiji<\/a> cap certainly brought a smile to his face.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m leaving now with no looking back. This is the move that we\u2019re going to make, so we\u2019re going to say goodbye to New Zealand, and whatever happens will happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I\u2019m from Fiji, I could possibly play for Fiji, and that\u2019d be cool. I grew up in Fiji, and that was the goal for every kid, similar to New Zealand, where every kid wants to be an All Black.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be a full-circle moment, but I\u2019m 28 now, and I don\u2019t know how long that\u2019ll be. But if it happens, it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

After an ACL injury took him out of rugby for a period that included the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Reece feels the best is yet to come, expressing confidence he\u2019s on track to find career-best form.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t know if I should say this now, but I don\u2019t even think that I\u2019ve got to my peak yet, and that\u2019s what excites me. I feel like I\u2019m just scratching the surface of it. Towards the end of 2024, even this year, I feel like I\u2019m just getting there. Exciting times ahead for me personally, and I can\u2019t wait to see what mt rugby\u2019s going to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sevu Reece is set to depart the Crusaders as Super Rugby\u2019s all-time leading try-scorer, having scored 66 in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-341881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}