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.
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
- ↑ "Alivereti Raka". www.itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Malo, Maciu (18 November 2014). "Nadroga flyer to join Clermont rugby". Fiji Times. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Malo, Maciu (12 October 2014). "First try for debutant Raka". Fiji Times. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Kinsella, Murray (22 March 2016). "Clermont's newest flying Fijian, 21-year-old Raka, ripped Toulouse apart". The42.ie. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Bonnaure, Guillaume (5 September 2015). "3e journée Top 14 - Oyonnax-Clermont (24-41): Clermont poursuit son début de saison canon (fr)". RugbyRama. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Village, Fiji. "Raka shows individual brilliance to destroy Toulouse". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.