The Canberra Raiders are pleased to announce that Ua Ravu will return to the NRLW Top 24 squad in 2025.
Ravu was a foundation player for the Raiders NRLW team in 2023, before being part of the 2024 squad as a development player.
The 28-year-old recently impressed for the PNG Orchids at the 2024 Pacific Championships, named on the long list for the 2024 International Rugby League Golden Boot award.
Ravu said she is grateful for the opportunity to return to the Top 24 squad and can’t wait for the season ahead.
“I'm very much looking forward to being back in the Raiders Top 24 squad next year. It's an exciting time in women’s rugby league and I'm grateful to be a part of it for another season,” Ravu said.
“The Raiders gave me my first ever opportunity to be in the NRLW in 2023, so it's pretty special that I've been chosen to stick around for another year.
“After being in the development squad this season, I worked hard on my craft to better myself as a player both on and off the field. Although I didn't get to play many games, each game that I played, I felt like I made the most of my time on the field.
“As I had been in the Top 24 squad for the 2023 season, I knew I had the potential to be there again, so with resilience, courage and the best support crew, I was able to focus on all the positives and filter out the negatives to reach my goal.”
Raiders NRLW coach Darrin Borthwick said Ravu’s inclusion in the squad for 2025 was a reward for all of her efforts this season.
“For Ua it was all about persistence and hard work and things that we value here at the club,” Borthwick said.
“She had a really good international series for Papua New Guinea and you can see a lot of things she worked on really hard here, she brought out in her game playing for PNG.
“It’s terrific that we were able to bring Ua back into the 24 and she’ll add value to our squad, especially as a utility.
“We saw that versatility for PNG, she played in the halves, she played hooker, she’ll definitely add that utility value for us so I’m really happy to have her back.”
