Fiji rugby star Api Ratuniyarawa is jailed after sexually assaulting 3 women in Cardiff club just days before key game
FIJI rugby star Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed after he sexually assaulted three women in a club just days before a crunch game.
The 37-year-old attacked the women at Revolution in Cardiff on Halloween.
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Ratuniyarawa had been due to play for the Barbarians against Wales at the Principality Stadium just three days later.
After he was arrested, the player was scrapped from the team.
Ratuniyarawa has now been jailed for two years and 10 months.
He had admitted two counts of assault by penetration and a further charge of sexual assault.
Ratuniyarawa will serve up to half in custody and the rest in the community.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the attacks unfolded at the city centre cocktail bar between October 31 and November 1.
The dad-of-four played for Northampton Saints in the Premiership for six years between 2016 and 2022.
He then spent a year at London Irish but was left without a club when it went into receivership last summer.
The court was told Ratuniyarawa had hoped an appearance for the Barbarians would lead to a new contract but he has since been forced to apply for benefits.
Ruth Smith, defending, said: “These are matters [that] arose out of primarily the consumption of alcohol.”
Ratuniyarawa has earned 38 caps for Fiji and played at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
GettyThe player had been due to make an appearance for the Barbarians when he was arrested[/caption]
WNSThe sex attacks took place in Revolution in Cardiff[/caption]
