Tevita Ratuva


Tevita Kasikasi Ratuva is a Fijian rugby player for Scarlets in the Pro14, he has previously played for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France's Top 14, the highest level of French rugby. His primary position is lock.

Career

Ratuva played for Brisbane City in Australia's 2017 National Rugby Championship. 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. In the summer of 2018 Ratuva moved to Union Bordeaux Bègles 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.
He made his debut for the Fijian team in a non-capped match against the Māori All Blacks in July 2019. His test debut came against on 3 August 2019 in Suva, Fiji.
In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
On 24 September the Scarlets of the Pro14 announced Ratuva's signature for the forthcoming season. He will join the side after the World Cup.