Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Rugby Union
Amateur level
Converting to Union, Tagive played for Queanbeyan Whites before moving on to amateur club Eastern Suburbs.
On his move to Scotland, Tagive turned out for Currie in the Scottish Premiership.
Professional level
He became part of the Brumbies squad, training with them from October 2014.
On 15 November 2016 it was announced that Tagive had joined Glasgow Warriors on a one year deal. 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. He stated that former Warrior Taqele Naiyaravoro also helped convince him to move to Glasgow.
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.