Ravai Fatiaki

Ravai Fatiaki (born 1 March 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He plays as a centre or fly-half.

Ravai Fatiaki
Date of birth (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987
Place of birthNausori, Fiji
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb)[1]
SchoolLelean Memorial School
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside centre
Current team Leicester Tigers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
??? Nausori Rugby Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–16
2017–		 Worcester Warriors
Leicester Tigers		 29
1		 (0)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009-2011 Fiji 8 (5)

Biography

Fatiaki's older brother Fred, coached the former Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Iliesa Delana to a first Gold medal win for Fiji and the Pacific at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Fatiaki was educated at Lelean Memorial School.[3]

Fatiaki made his international debut for Fiji in 2009 against Japan. He was a member of the Fiji squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4] In 2012 he was recruited by the Worcester Warriors.[5]

Fatiaki has since joined the British Army playing professional Rugby for the Army and appeared in the starting line up of the 2017 Army v Navy.[6] On 9 November 2017 Fatiaki was named on the bench for Leicester Tigers in their Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Bath.[7]

References
  1. "FijiRugby.com - Ravai Fatiaki". web page. Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. "Hard work pays off, says Fatiaki". Fiji Sun. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "Ravai Fatiaki". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. "Worcester Warriors | Official website of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club". Archived from the original on 2012-08-27.
  5. "Warriors seal deal for Fatiaki". Fiji Sun. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "Army Too Strong for Valiant Navy in 100th Army Navy Match". Army v Navy. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. "Leicester Tigers give senior debuts to three academy graduates". 9 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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