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

France national rugby union team The France national rugby union team () represents France in men's international rugby union and it is administered by the French Rugby Federation. They traditionally play in blue shirts emblazoned with the national emblem of a golden rooster ...

. He played wing for Nadroga and now for French Top 14 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

Skipper Cup The Skipper Cup (formerly the Sanyo Cup and The Digicel Cup) is the Fiji Rugby Union's national provincial Premier rugby union championship. The competition runs from May to September and is contested between the country's top 8 provincial sides. ...

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 Perceli Yato (born 17 January 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays at flanker for Clermont in the Top 14. Career Yato was born in Sigatoka, the home of rugby in Fiji where he attended Waicoba District School and he got his secondar ...

and Uwa Tuwalo. Raka 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, Raka scored 2 brilliant tries against

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulou ...

. 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 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 Expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union wings Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France ASM Clermont Auvergne players I-Taukei Fijian people 2019 Rugby World Cup players