Scarlets

Scarlets snap up Fijian World Cup forward

The 6ft 6in forward came off the bench at half-time during Fiji’s pool defeat to Australia on Saturday to win his fourth Test cap and has been selected to start in Wednesday’s clash with Uruguay.

The 24-year-old joins the Scarlets after a season in France with Bordeaux-Begles. He had previously played for Brisbane in Australia’s National Rugby Championship.

Popularly known as ‘Tex’, Ratuva is a towering, athletic presence who has been likened to Fijian star Leone Nakarawa.