Ratu Tagive

Ratu Tagive (born Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing position. Ratu enjoys long walks along the beach, to watch the sunset. He is also recently single, looking for someone to settle down with and build a home. Ratu currently resides with Gareth Bautz, Boston Kerapa and Scotty the Scotsman from Scotland. Unfortunately these three aren’t famous enough for Wikipedia.

Ratu Tagive
Birth nameRatu Tagive
Date of birth (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Canberra
Notable relative(s)Peni Tagive, brother
Rugby league career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-07 Bulldogs ()
2007-08 Sydney City Roosters ()
2008-10 Bulldogs ()
2010-11 Wests Tigers ()
2011-12 Bulldogs ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015-16 Queanbeyan Whites ()
2016 Eastern Suburbs 10 (35)
2016-18 Currie ()
2018- Stirling County ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Glasgow Warriors 25 (20)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014-15 Brumbies 0 (0)

Rugby League

Tagive played for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wests Tigers in the Australian NRL.[1]

Rugby Union

Amateur career

Converting to Union, Tagive played for Queanbeyan Whites[2] in the John I Dent Cup whilst in the Brumbies extended training squad before moving on to Shute Shield side Eastern Suburbs for the 2016 season.[1]

On his move to Scotland, Tagive turned out for Currie in the Scottish Premiership.[3]

Tagive has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[4]

Professional career

He became part of the Brumbies squad, training with them from October 2014.[2]

As a result of his performances in the premier club competitions in Canberra & Sydney, on 15 November 2016 it was announced that Tagive had joined Glasgow Warriors on a one-year deal.[1] In an interview he stated that Glasgow Warriors became interested after former Warrior and former Eastern Suburbs teammate Steven Findlay posted a video of Tagive online.[5] He stated that former Warrior Taqele Naiyaravoro also helped convince him to move to Glasgow.[6] On his home debut and only second appearance for the Glasgow Warriors, he scored his first try for the Scottish side in a bonus point 47-17 win over the Newport Gwent Dragons.

International career

Tagive received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[7]

Family

He is the younger brother of NRL player Peni Tagive. From a family of nine, Ratu had to work as a hotel porter in Canberra to help his mother overcome a gambling addiction.[2]

References
  1. "Winger Tagive joins Glasgow Warriors - Glasgow Warriors".
  2. Dutton, Chris (6 March 2015). "From NRL prospect to rugby hopeful: Ratu Tagive's secret journey".
  3. "Warriors in BT Premiership action - Glasgow Warriors".
  4. "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
  5. Warriors TV (15 November 2016). "Exclusive Ratu Tagive Interview". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ""Taqele sold me on Warriors move," says new boy Ratu". 15 November 2016.
  7. "Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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