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Waisale Sovatabua
Personal information
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973 (age 51)
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

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 (Heritage #1169) in the Super League. He played on the wing, at full-back and as a centre.

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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