Fiji born and Reds Centre Samu Kerevi has been named in the Wallabies 22‑man preliminary train‑on squad for the opening round of the Rugby Championship.

Kerevi has been one of the most consistent players for the Reds team during this year’s Super Rugby competition.

The 21-year-old is ranked sixth in Super Rugby for tackle busts with 50 to his name and has scored six tries this season.

Kerevi has played 13 of his 17 career Super Rugby games in 2015, and has 39 line-breaks with 24 offloads.

The Wallabies play South Africa in Brisbane next month in their first match of the Rugby Championship.