Waisale Sovatabua
Waisale Sovatabua (born 26 June 1973) is a Fijian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback, wing or centre in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Fiji, and at club level for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1169) in the Super League. 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.
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| Born | 26 June 1968 Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International career
He was a Fijian international and played at the 1995 and 2000 Rugby League World Cups.[1][2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Waisale Sovatabua played fullback in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.
Post-rugby Career
Since retiring, Waisale has enjoyed a number of non-sporting ventures, including giving out ballroom-dancing lessons to the elderly and an ill-advised venture into organic waxing strips for poodles. Waisale currently works part time as a living statue in-between running his haberdashery shop.
References
- "The Teams: Fiji". BBC. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- "World Cup 1995 details". Hunterlinks. 1995-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.