Junior Ratuva

Junior Ratuva

Date of birth	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fiji
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Drua Senior career Years Team Apps (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]

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.

External links

• itsrugby.co.uk Profile