Api Ratuniyarawa
| Birth name | Apisalome Ratuniyarawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sigatoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cuvu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Api Ratuniyarawa (born 11 July 1986) is a professional rugby union player who currently players for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints.[1][2] He was named in Fiji's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3]
In September 2016, he signed for Northampton Saints joining another Fijian player, Campese Ma'afu at the club.[4]
Since joining Saints, the lock featured in three games for the club before being called away to Fiji for the Autumn Internationals, earning his 20th cap for his country against his Northampton Saints teammates Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes and Teimana Harrison at Twickenham on Saturday 19 November 2016.[5][6]
Now having racked up 31 appearances for the club, Ratuniyarawa was most recently involved in the side's campaign to secure European Champions Cup rugby for the 2017/18 season. The side beat Stade Francais in the European Champions Cup play-off final by one point to seal the last spot in the following season's competition, Ratuniyarawa coming off the bench to make an impact in that fixture.[7]
The forward was also selected for Fiji's upcoming international summer series for 2017 alongside fellow Northampton Saint, Campese Ma'afu.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Api Ratuniyarawa (Lock)".
- ^ "Api Ratuniyarawa". ESPN. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "McKee confident Fiji will rise to the challenge". Rugby World Cup. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Saints so Api as they sign Fiji lock Ratuniyarawa". northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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- ^ "Api Ratuniyarawa (Lock)".
- ^ "England v Fiji".
- ^ "Northampton Saints Vs Stade Francais Paris | European Cup".
- ^ "Islanders heading home for summer internationals".
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