Fijian born, Sevu hails from Hamilton Boys HS and Waikato having played 33 games for the Mooloos. He joined the Crusaders in 2019 and his outstanding play earned him 7 All Blacks (#1182) caps and a place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup squad. He was drawn to play for Tasman by the good words about the team and region by his Crusaders team mates, earning 3 caps and including a hat-trick against Northland. Sevu was called into the All Blacks in 2020 and again in 2021.