Birth Name: | Josateki Sovau |
Birth Date: | circa |
Birth Place: | Saunaka, Nadi, Fiji |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Weight: | 252lbs |
Occupation: | Cane farmer[1] |
Ru Clubyears: | - |
Ru Proclubs: | Saunaka Rugby Club[2] Nadi[3] |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1970–1979 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 11 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (9) |
Ru Coachyears: | 1987 |
Ratu Josateki Sovau (born Nadi, 1951 – April 2005) was a Fijian rugby union player, coach and Taukei Naua.[4] He played as a prop.
His first international cap for Fiji was during a match against New Zealand Māori, at Christchurch, on 25 July 1970. He retired from the national team after a match against Tonga, at Suva, on 8 September 1979.
During the 1987 Rugby World Cup, with George Simpkin as technical advisor, Sovau coached the Fiji national team.[5] Under his guidance, Fiji qualified for the quarter-finals, causing a major upset by beating the Pumas 28–9 before losing to Italy by three points (15–18) and to New Zealand 13–74.