Mikaele Ravalawa

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Mika Ravalawa
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Personal information
Full nameMikaele Ravalawa
Born (1997-11-09) 9 November 1997 (age 23)
Galoa Island, Fiji
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– St. George Illawarra 48 33 0 0 132
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Fiji 1 0 0 0 0
As of 11 June 2021
Source: [1]

Mikaele Ravalawa is a Fijian rugby footballer who plays as a winger for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL and Fiji at international level.

Background[]

Ravalawa was born in Galoa Island, Fiji.

From Galoa Island, Ravalawa originally played rugby union and captained the Fijian Under-18's rugby sevens team.

Playing career[]

2017–2018[]

He 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.[2]

He then switched to rugby league after being spotted by Peter Mulholland, joining the Canberra Raiders in 2017 and played for their Holden Cup (Under-20s) team. That season, Ravalawa scored 12 tries in 22 games and won Canberra's under 20s player of the year award.[3]

He was named in the Fiji squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[4][5]

2019[]

Ravalawa joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons and made 19 appearances for the club during the 2019 NRL season and finished as the club's top try scorer and became a crowd favourite at Kogarah and WIN Stadium.[6]

2020[]

In 2020, Ravalawa was awarded a penalty try in the club's 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.[7] In June 2020, Ravalawa re-signed with the club on a three-year deal, keeping him at St. George Illawarra until at least the end of the 2023 season.[8] He ended the season as the club's tied top try-scorer alongside Zac Lomax and Matthew Dufty, scoring 13 tries in the process.[9]

2021[]

On 27 April, Ravalawa was suspended for two matches after he was initially placed on report for an illegal shoulder charge during the club's loss to the Sydney Roosters in round 7 of the 2021 NRL season.[10]

In round 10 of the 2021 NRL season, Ravalawa scored a hat-trick in the club's 44–18 loss against Melbourne, his first in the NRL.[11] Due to an illegal shoulder charge during this game, he again received a two match suspension.[12]

On 22 June, Ravalawa was suspended for four games by the NRL after being placed on report for an illegal shoulder charge during the club's round 15 victory over Canberra.[13]

In round 24, Ravalawa scored two tries in a 26–38 loss against North Queensland.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mikaele Ravalawa – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Egan, Brendon (19 July 2016). "Burnside High duo impressing for plucky overachievers". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ Helmers, Caden (9 October 2017). "Mikaele Ravalawa chasing a dream with nothing more than a backpack". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (9 October 2017). "Ravalawa still in shock after being named in Fiji Bati squad for RLWC". Fijivillage. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ Helmers, Caden (7 October 2017). "Canberra Raiders young gun Mikaele Ravalawa named in Fiji's World Cup squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ^ Chisholm, Ed (2 September 2019). "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ Walter, Brad (15 March 2020). "Benji brilliant as Tigers down dropsy Dragons". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (18 June 2020). "Dragons re-sign Fijian international Mikaele Ravalawa on three-year deal". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Stats – Players (Tries)". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  10. ^ St John, Mark (27 April 2021). "Dragons duo cop bans after ugly shots in Roosters loss: Judiciary". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Round 10 charges: Titans duo accept bans; Papa out of Origin". National Rugby League. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Chris (22 June 2021). "Ravalawa banned for four matches; Taukeiaho cleared". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Parramatta ends Melbourne Storm's 19-match NRL winning streak as Cronulla, North Queensland celebrate victories". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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