Selestino Ravutaumada

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Selestino Ravutaumada
Date of birth (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Taveuni, Fiji
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Fijian Drua
Youth career
2014-15 Marist Brothers
2016-2018 Rotorua
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2025 Fijian Drua 37 (50)
2025- Racing 92 ()
Correct as of 29 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023- Fiji 0 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 New Zealand Warriors
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 Junior Kiwis
2019 Fiji 9s 34
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition

Selestino Ravutaumada (born 17 January 2000) is a Fijian rugby union player for the Drua. His preferred position is wing or fullback. [1] He signed for French Top 14 club, Racing 92 for the 2025-26 Top 14 season. [2]

Contents

Professional career

Rugby Union

Ravutaumada was named in the Fijian Drua squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [3] He made his debut for the Drua in Round 1 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Waratahs. [4]

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [5] [6] [7]

Rugby League

In 2019, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos. [1]

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References

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  3. "Swire Shipping Fijian Drua Adds Exciting Trio To 2022 Roster" (Press release). Fiji Rugby Union. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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