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.

Waisale Sovatabua
Personal information
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973
Fiji
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, 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 Wildcats 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

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.

References

  1. "The Teams: Fiji". BBC. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. "World Cup 1995 details". Hunterlinks. 1995-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.


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