Alivereti Raka
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| Raka on his debut match, September 2015 | |||
| Date of birth | December 9, 1994 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Nakorovatu, Naitasiri, Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Current team | Clermont | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015- | Clermont | 9 | (40)8t[1] |
Ratu Alivereti Raka (born December 9, 1994) in Nokorovatu, Naitasiri is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He played wing for Nadroga and now for French Top 14 side Clermont.
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Career
Raka was born in Naitasiri, he played age grade rugby for Nadroga in the u16 and u20 grade before joining the main Nadroga team in 2014.[2] He played 7's rugby for local side Tovolea before joining champion side Daveta in 2014. He made his debut for Nadroga in October 2014 against Vatukoula in the Skipper Cup scoring a try on debut.[3] He joined the ASM Clermont academy in November 2014 as part of a memorandum between Nadroga Rugby and ASM Clermont. He joined other players that had joined the academy such as Peceli Yato and Uwa Tuwalo.[4]
He was selected into the main Clermont side for the 2015–16 Top 14 season. On September 5, He made his debut against Oyonnax Rugby off the bench and scored a try.[5]
In March 2016, he scored 2 brilliant tries against Stade Toulousain.[6] He has scored 5 tries in 6 games since his debut.
Trivia
His name "Raka" is the Fijian word for Rugby.
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Naitasiri Province
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Rugby union wings
- Fijian expatriates in France
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
