Api Ratuniyarawa (born 11 July 1986) is a professional

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player who currently players for

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side

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. He was named in Fiji's squad for the

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. In September 2016, he signed for

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

joining another Fijian player,

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at the club. Since joining Saints, the lock featured in three games for the club before being called away to

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for the

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, earning his 20th cap for his country against his

teammates

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and Teimana Harrison at Twickenham on Saturday 19 November 2016. Now having racked up 31 appearances for the club, Ratuniyarawa was most recently involved in the side's campaign to secure European Champions Cup rugby for the 2017/18 season. The side beat

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in the European Champions Cup play-off final by one point to seal the last spot in the following season's competition, Ratuniyarawa coming off the bench to make an impact in that fixture. The forward was also selected for Fiji's upcoming international summer series for 2017 alongside fellow Northampton Saint,

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