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| Born | Ratu Tagive 8 April 1991 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Peni Tagive (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratu Tagive (born Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing position.
Tagive played for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wests Tigers in the Australian NRL. [1]
Converting to Union, Tagive played for Queanbeyan Whites [2] in the John I Dent Cup whilst in the Brumbies extended training squad before moving on to Shute Shield side Eastern Suburbs for the 2016 season. [1]
On his move to Scotland, Tagive turned out for Currie in the Scottish Premiership. [3]
Tagive has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season. [4]
He became part of the Brumbies squad, training with them from October 2014. [2]
As a result of his performances in the premier club competitions in Canberra & Sydney, on 15 November 2016 it was announced that Tagive had joined Glasgow Warriors on a one-year deal. [1] In an interview he stated that Glasgow Warriors became interested after former Warrior and former Eastern Suburbs teammate Steven Findlay posted a video of Tagive online. [5] He stated that former Warrior Taqele Naiyaravoro also helped convince him to move to Glasgow. [6]
Tagive received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [7]
He is the younger brother of NRL player Peni Tagive. From a family of nine, Ratu had to work as a hotel porter in Canberra to help his mother overcome a gambling addiction. [2]