Tevita Ratuva
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8 May 1995
| Born | Tevita Ratuva 8 May 1995 Nadroga, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cuvu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tevita Ratuva (born 8 May 1995)[1] is a Fijian rugby player for Scarlets in the Pro14.
Ratuva played for Brisbane City in Australia's 2017 National Rugby Championship.[2] In 2018 he was part of the Fiji Warriors side which won the 2018 World Rugby Pacific Challenge, in competition with Junior Japan, Samoa A and Tonga A.[3] In the summer of 2018 Ratuva moved to Bordeaux but suffered a broken leg and did not play for the club in the 2018-19 Top 14 season, in March 2019 he returned to action for Bordeaux's Espoirs side.[4]
He made his debut for the Fijian team in a non-capped match against the Māori All Blacks in July 2019.[5] His test debut came against Canada on 3 August 2019 in Suva, Fiji.[6]
In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[7]
On 24 September 2019, the Scarlets of the Pro14 announced Ratuva's signature for the forthcoming season. He joined the Welsh side after that year's World Cup.[8]
On 13 January 2021, it was announced that Ratuva would return to France to join Top 14 side Brive ahead of the 2021–22 season.[9]
