Ratu Aca Ronald Gavidi Ratuva (born 30 December 1978, in

Sigatoka Sigatoka ( ) is a town in Fiji. It is on the island of Viti Levu at the mouth of the Sigatoka River, for which it is named, some 61 kilometres from Nadi. Its population at the 2017 census was 17,622. It is the principal urban centre for the pr ...

), better known as Aca Ratuva, is a

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an rugby union player. He plays as a

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or centre.

Career

Ratuva moved to Agen, in France, playing there from 2004 to 2006, and moving to Massy, the same year. Ratuva gained his first cap for

on 3 June 2005, in the 27–29 loss to New Zealand Māori. He was a member of the Fijian squad at the

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finals. He played in four matches of the successful campaign of his country, that reached for the second time ever the quarter-finals, including the 20–37 final loss to South Africa. He currently holds 17 caps for his country, with a try scored, 5 points in total. He now plays for Nadroga back in Fiji.

External links

Fiji profile

1978 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Rugby union flankers Fiji international rugby union players Pacific Islanders rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France People from Sigatoka I-Taukei Fijian people {{Fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub