A mobile and athletic backrower known for his work rate and speed. After a couple of impressive seasons with Mont de Marsan, Ramototabua signed with Oyonnax for 1 season before Castres signed him to join their Top 14 squad.
Veresa Ramototabua made his competitive debut for Castres in their round 8 loss to Clermont.
He started on the bench and made his entry into the game in the 58th minute. The game was firmly in Clermont’s grasp at that point (35-14).
He managed 2 carries for no gain and 6 tackle defensively.
His last appearance in the competition was in October of 2022 for Stade Francais. Before that he played 2 Challenge Cup matches in 2020 for the Parisian club.
Final score 63-14.
Veresa Ramototabua has arrived at new club Castres, the former Oyonnax backrower shown off via a social media post by the club wearing his new club gear.
His 2025 season didn’t go as planned, injury constraining him to only a few matches but the speedy backrower will look to recapture some of his 2024 form that he showed at Mont de Marsan.
| Competition | Club | Games | Tries | Points | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 14 | Castres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition | Years | Club | Games | Tries | Conv | Pen Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 14 | 2025 | Castres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pro D2 | 2024-2025 | Oyonnax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pro D2 | 2022-2024 | Mont de Marsan | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Top 14 | 2019-2022 | Stade Francais | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Years | Team | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Fiji U20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Former Oyonnax backrower Veresa Ramototabua and former Fijian Drua outside back Vuate Karawalevu made their competitive debuts for Castres in Round 8 against Clermont.
For Ramototabua, his sole match in the Top 14 was in round 5 of the 2022/2023 season - on October 2nd, 2022. He also played 2 Challenge Cups games for Stade Francais in early 2020.
Karawalevu on the other hand was making his Top 14 debut. He started on the wing and despite the heavy loss, had a positive first shift.