Waisale Sovatabua

Waisale Sovatabua
Personal information
Born 26 June 1973 (1973-06-26) (age 38)
Fiji
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–99 Sheffield Eagles 42 9 0 1 37
2000 Huddersfield Giants 24 8 0 0 32
2000–03 Wakefield Trinity 47 19 0 0 76
Total 113 36 0 1 145
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–00 Fiji 6 3 0 0 12
Source: Rugby League Project

Waisale Sovatabua (born in Fiji) is a former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. He played on the wing, at full-back and as a centre.

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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, i.e. number 1, in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 2 May 1998.

References

  1. ^ "The Teams: Fiji". BBC. 2000-01-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/fiji.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
  2. ^ "World Cup 1995 details". Hunterlinks. 1995-01-01. http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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