| Ropate Rinakama | |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1988 |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight: | 273 lb |
| School: | Mount Albert Grammar School |
| Years1: | 2017–18 |
| Clubs1: | FC Grenoble |
| Apps1: | 7 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–20 |
| Clubs2: | Worcester Warriors |
| Apps2: | 3 |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 2013, 2019 |
| Ru Province1: | North Harbour |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 7 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 |
| Ru Provinceyears2: | 2017–18 |
| Ru Province2: | Northland |
| Ru Provinceapps2: | 21 |
| Ru Provincepoints2: | 5 |
| Ru Provinceyears3: | 2021–22 |
| Ru Province3: | Manawatu |
| Ru Provinceapps3: | 6 |
| Ru Provincepoints3: | 0 |
| Position: | Prop |
| Repyears1: | 2017–18 |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ropate Rinakama (born 17 January 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1]
Born in Fiji, Rinakama took up a scholarship to finish his schooling at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School.[2]
A tighthead prop, Rinakama played provincial rugby in New Zealand for North Harbour, Northland and Manawatu. He also had stints in Europe as short-term injury cover at FC Grenoble in 2017-18 and the Worcester Warriors in 2019–20.[3]
Rinakama was capped twice during Fiji's 2017 end of year Northern Hemisphere tour and gained a third cap for the Flying Fijians against Samoa in a 2018 Pacific Nations Cup match in Suva.[4]