Mikaele Ravalawa


Mikaele Ravalawa is a Fijian rugby footballer who plays as a or er for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and Fiji at international level.

Background

Ravalawa was born in Galoa Island, Fiji.

Playing career

From Galoa Island, Ravalawa originally played rugby union and captained the Fijian Under-18's rugby sevens team.
He then joined Burnside High School on a scholarship as part of their international rugby programme. He played for the schools first XV and the Crusaders' Under-18 team.
He then switched to rugby league after being spotted by Peter Mulholland, joining the Canberra Raiders in 2017 and played for their Holden Cup team. That season, Ravalawa scored 12 tries in 22 games and won Canberra's under 20s player of the year award.
He was named in the Fiji squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Ravalawa made 19 appearances for St George Illawarra in the 2019 NRL season and finished as the club's top try scorer as they endured one of their worst ever seasons finishing 15th on the table.
In 2020, Ravalawa was awarded a penalty try in the Dragons' first match of the season against the Wests Tigers. In that match, he injured his thigh, meaning he couldn't finish the match and play the next week.