Junior Ratuva

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Junior Ratuva
Born (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 26)
Fiji
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Current team Drua
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2023 Soyaux Angoulême 4 (10)
2024– Drua 1 (5)
Correct as of 3 March 2024

Junior Ratuva (born 15 February 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua. His preferred position is wing. [1]

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Early career

Ratuva attended Cuvu College before moving to Australia to play rugby league, [2] joining the Melbourne Storm academy. [3] He represented the Sunshine Coast Falcons and Redcliffe Dolphins before joining the New Zealand Warriors. [4]

Professional career

Before his stint with the Warriors, Ratuva was named in the Canterbury squad for the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup, but did not make an appearance. [5] He converted back to rugby union in 2022, joining Soyaux Angoulême, making 4 appearances and scoring two tries. [6] He was called into the Drua squad ahead of Round 2 of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against Moana Pasifika. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Ratuva". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Junior Ratuva". Rakaviti. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Young Fijian shows promise for Falcons". Melbourne Storm. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fijian flyer Ratuva signed until 2022". NZ Warriors. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Aotearoa Warriors Diary: tapping into Junior Ratuva's development". The Niche Cache. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Pro D2- Iliesa Junior Ratuva s'engage comme joueur supplémentaire à Soyaux-Angoulême". Rugbyrama (in French). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Fijian Drua maintain backline in fiery Pacific battle". Fijian Drua (Press release). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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