Josua Tuisova Ratulevu (born 4 February 1994) is a Fijian
rugby union
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player. A
wing
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or
centre
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, he currently plays for
Racing 92
Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...
in France's
Top 14
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. He won a gold medal in
sevens as part of the
Fiji team at the
2016 Rio Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
. Known for his strong running and physical play, he is nicknamed "Human Bulldozer" and "The Bus".
He began his career in Fiji playing sevens for Westfield Barbarians, captained by his older brother and ex-Fiji sevens player,
Pio Tuwai
Pio Tuwai is a Fiji rugby union player. He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team.
Tuwai played for the Sri Lankan Army in 2014. He returned to the Fiji sevens team in 2015 and played at the Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens () ...
. He made his international sevens debut for Fiji in the
2013 Wellington Sevens
The 2013 Wellington Sevens was the 14th edition of the tournament as part of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.
England defeated Kenya 24–19 in the final to win the title.
...
against
Scotland
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at rover.
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In July 2013, he was signed by French
Top 14
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club
RC Toulonnais
Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also known as RCT but usually Toulon; oc, Rugbi Club Tolonenc) is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. A current participant in the first-tier Top 14 competition, they ...
(Toulon).
He made his debut against
Racing Métro 92 in August, and scored his first try against
Bayonne.
In May 2015, he signed a four-year deal to stay at Toulon.
Honours
* Winner of the
2013–14 Top 14
* Winner of the
2013–14 Heineken Cup
* Winner of the
2014–15 ERC Cup
* Olympic Gold Medallist for
Fiji sevens at the
2016 Rio Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
.
References
External links
*
*
Lyon OU profileERC Rugby profile
1994 births
RC Toulonnais players
Lyon OU players
Racing 92 players
Living people
Fijian rugby union players
Rugby union wings
Rugby union centres
People from Ba Province
Fijian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in France
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji
Fiji international rugby sevens players
Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
Male rugby sevens players
Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Fiji international rugby union players
People from Yasawa
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