Peni Ravai
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| Ravai in 2014 | |||
| Full name | Peni Ravai Kovekalou | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Natuva, Vugalei, Tailevu, Fiji | ||
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| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker/Prop/Centre/Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2009− | Nadroga | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014 2016 |
Greater Sydney Rams Woodlands |
4 | (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013 | Fiji | 13 | (5) |
| correct as of 6 October 2015. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2013 | Fiji | ||
Peni Ravai Kovekalou (born 16 June 1990) in Tailevu, Fiji is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He currently plays at hooker and prop for the Flying Fijians and for the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). He has also played at centre and on the wings.
Career
Ravai grew up playing rugby in the backline. He played wing and centre. When he made it to provincial level, he started playing in the forwards as there was no place in the backline. He became Nadroga's starting prop and at times played on the flanks as well as in the backline. He has also played 7's rugby for Davetalevu. He joined the Fiji Barbarians team at the Uprising 7's tournament and helped them win the title.[1]
In February 2013, He was selected into the Fiji 7's team to replace the injured Josua Tuisova.[2] He made his international 7's debut at the 2013 USA Sevens.
He was then recruited by Inoke Male, the Fiji 15's coach to join the team on their 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut off the bench at hooker against Romania.
In August 2014, he was signed by Greater Sydney Rams to join the newly created, National Rugby Championship in Australia.[3] He made his debut at hooker for the RAMS in October.[4]
In May 2015, he was named in the Fiji Warriors team to tour Uruguay in the 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals.[5] He started at Loosehead prop in the first match against Uruguay and kept his place in the starting XV a few days later when the Warriors faced Argentina Jaguars. The Warriors won all their games on tour. He was included in the Fiji side for the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. He came off the bench against the Māori All Blacks in their one-off test. He then came off the bench against Tonga scoring a try in the 73rd minute to seal Fiji a win. He started at Loose-head prop against Samoa a week later. In May 2016, he captained the Fiji Warriors side to a 2 match win against the Uruguay national team during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals . The same month he was signed by the Woodlands Rugby Club and would be in the hunt to make the Southland Stags side for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.[6]
References
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