Jo Sovau


Ratu Josateki Sovau was a Fijian rugby union player, coach and Taukei Naua. He played as a prop.

Career

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.

Coach career

During the 1987 Rugby World Cup, with George Simpkin as technical advisor, Sovau coached the Fiji national team. Under his guidance, Fiji qualified for the quarters, causing a major upset by beating the Pumas 28–9 before we lost to Italy by three points and to New Zealand 13–74.