Rugby player
Date of birth | (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior Ratuva (born 15 February 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua. His preferred position is wing.
Early career
Ratuva attended Cuvu College before moving to Australia to play rugby league, joining the Melbourne Storm academy. He represented the Sunshine Coast Falcons and Redcliffe Dolphins before joining the New Zealand Warriors.
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. He converted back to rugby union in 2022, joining Soyaux Angoulême, making 4 appearances and scoring two tries. He was called into the Drua squad ahead of Round 2 of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against Moana Pasifika.
References
- "Junior Ratuva". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Junior Ratuva". Rakaviti. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Young Fijian shows promise for Falcons". Melbourne Storm. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Fijian flyer Ratuva signed until 2022". NZ Warriors. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Aotearoa Warriors Diary: tapping into Junior Ratuva's development". The Niche Cache. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Pro D2- Iliesa Junior Ratuva s'engage comme joueur supplémentaire à Soyaux-Angoulême". Rugbyrama (in French). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Fijian Drua maintain backline in fiery Pacific battle". Fijian Drua (Press release). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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