Ratu Alivereti Raka (born 9 December 1994) is a Fijian born rugby union player who plays for the

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. He played wing for Nadroga and now for French

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side Clermont.

Early life and career

Raka was born in Nakorovatu, Naitasiri, he studied at Waimala Secondary School. 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

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scoring a try on debut.

Clermont

Raka 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. Raka was selected into the main Clermont side for the

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. On September 5, he made his debut against

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off the bench and scored a try. In March 2016, Raka scored 2 brilliant tries against

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. He has scored 5 tries in 6 games since his debut. Raka played in the 2016–17 Top 14 Final after an injury ruled out

Noa Nakaitaci Noa Seru Nakaitaci (born 11 July 1990) is a Fiji-born rugby union player who plays on the wing for the France national rugby union team. He currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14. He began his career in Fiji, playing for the national under-20 ...

and he scored Clermont's only try in the first half helping them to win the Final. In September 2017, his contract with Clermont was extended by three more years.

International career

International tries

Trivia

His surname "Raka" is the Fijian word for Rugby.

References

External links

France profile
at FFR
ASM Clermont profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raka, Aliverti 1994 births Living people Rugby union players from Naitasiri Province Fijian rugby union players French rugby union players France international rugby union players French people of Fijian descent Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union wings ASM Clermont Auvergne players I-Taukei Fijian people 2019 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century French sportsmen