Waisale Sovatabua

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Waisale Sovatabua
Personal information
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973 (age 50)
Fiji
Playing information
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–99
Sheffield Eagles
89 24 0 1 97
2000 Huddersfield Giants 25 8 0 0 32
2001–03 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 54 25 0 0 100
2005–06 Sheffield Eagles 24 11 0 0 44
Total 192 68 0 1 273
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–00 Fiji 7 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

Waisale Sovatabua (born 26 June 1973) is a Fijian former professional

. He hails from the highland province of Namosi [village of Navunikabi] on Viti Levu with maternal links to the village of Ketei, Totoya, Lau archipelago.

Playing career

Club career

Waisale Sovatabua played

on Saturday 2 May 1998.

In 2003, he switched to rugby union, playing for Otley,[3] before returning to rugby league and finishing career with a second spell at Sheffield Eagles.

International career

He was a Fijian international and played at the 1995 and 2000 Rugby League World Cups.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Waisale Sovatabua". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Otley warm up in style with 42 points". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "The Teams: Fiji". BBC. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  5. ^ "World Cup 1995 details". Hunterlinks. 1995-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

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