Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara (27 June 1990) is an Fijan born Italian

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player. His usual position is as a

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and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite. From 2017 to 2018, he played with

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in NPC and in 2017–18 season he moved to

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to play with ''Espoirs'' squad of Bordeaux-Bègles. He played with Benetton in Pro14 and URC from 2018 to 2022. In December 2022, he signed for Rovigo Delta in Top10 for the rest of 2022−23 season. On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the

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. On 15 November 2021, Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara was called up from the Italy A by

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to be part of an

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35-man squad for the

. He made his debut against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavuyara, Iliesa Ratuva 1990 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Rugby union wings King Country rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Union Bordeaux Bègles players Benetton Rugby players Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Rugby Rovigo Delta players Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union players from Nadroga-Navosa Province