PENI RAVAI
Name: Peni Ravai Kovekalou
Nickname: Ben
Age: 29 years
Weight: 125 kg
Height: 184 cm
Position: Tight Head Prop
Village: Natuva, Tailevu
High School: Ratu Kadavulevu School
Rugby Club: Bordeaux Begels
Test Caps: 29
Favourite Rugby Memory of all time:
Playing in the Fiji Sevens team
Peni Ravai played for Nadroga rugby and his power and pace included him in the Fiji 7s team and by 2013 his made his debut for the Flying Fijians in the November Internationals, against Romania. He was signed by Greater Sydney Rams to join the newly created, National Rugby Championship in Australia in 2014. Ravai secure a spot in Fiji’s squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and in 2016 he was contracted to the Southland Stags for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. He later signed for Pro D2 side Aurillac before joining the Bordeaux Begles in the Top 14 for the 2017/18 season.