Vatemo Ravouvou

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Vatemo Ravouvou
Vatemo Ravouvou RAMS 2016.jpg
Ravouvou playing for the RAMS, September 2016
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
SchoolRatu Navula College
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016
2019-
Rams
Utah Warriors

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National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
  Fiji
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Vatemo Ravouvou MOF (born 31 July 1990) is a Fiji rugby union player. He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

In August 2016, he signed for Western Sydney Rams to play in the 2016 National Rugby Championship.

On April 27, 2018, it was announced by the Utah Warriors that he had signed for the remainder of the 2019 season and the entire 2020 season of Major League Rugby.

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References

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