Position(s) Wing Years Club / team Height 1.89 m Current team ASM Clermont Auvergne | Position Wing Club / team Caps Weight 94 kg | |
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Date of birth (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 22) Place of birth Nakorovatu, Naitasiri, Fiji | ||
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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. 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. 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.
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.
In March 2016, he scored 2 brilliant tries against Stade Toulousain. He has scored 5 tries in 6 games since his debut.
Trivia
His name "Raka" is the Fijian word for Rugby.