Ratu Tagive Explained

Ratu Tagive

Birth Name:

Ratu Tagive

Birth Date:

8 April 1991

Birth Place:

Sydney, Australia

Weight:

102kg (225lb)

Year1start:

2006

Year1end:

Club1:

Bulldogs

Year2start:

2007

Year2end:

Club2:

Sydney Roosters

Year3start:

2008

Year3end:

Club3:

Bulldogs

Year4start:

2010

Year4end:

Club4:

Wests Tigers

Year5start:

2011

Year5end:

Club5:

Bulldogs

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Ru Position:

Wing

Years1:

2016–

Clubs1:

Glasgow Warriors

Apps1:

Points1:

Amatyears1:

2015-16

Amatteam1:

Queanbeyan Whites

Amatyears2:

2016

Amatpoints2:

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Amatyears3:

2016-18

Amatteam3:

Currie

Amatyears4:

2018-

Amatteam4:

Stirling County

Superyears1:

2014-15

Super1:

Brumbies

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Superpoints1:

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Relatives:	Peni Tagive (brother)

Ratu Tagive (born Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing position.

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]

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

Notes and References

Web site: Winger Tagive joins Glasgow Warriors - Glasgow Warriors.
Web site: From NRL prospect to rugby hopeful: Ratu Tagive's secret journey. Chris. Dutton. 6 March 2015.
Web site: Warriors in BT Premiership action - Glasgow Warriors.
Web site: Tennent’s Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft Scottish Rugby Union . www.scottishrugby.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115759/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/08/21/tennent%E2%80%99s-premiership-clubs-decide-pro-player-draft . 2018-09-02.
Web site: Exclusive Ratu Tagive Interview. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VLy0dgBz8Xs . 2021-12-21 . live. Warriors TV. 15 November 2016. YouTube.
Web site: "Taqele sold me on Warriors move," says new boy Ratu. 15 November 2016.
News: Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations . BBC Sport. 15 January 2020 . 15 January 2020.