About Jo Sovau
Lived 1951 – 2005 (aged 53–54). Jo Sovau was a rugby union player.
Ratu Josateki Sovau (born Nadi, 1951 – April 2005) 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 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.
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Who was Jo Sovau?
Fijian rugby union footballer and coach (1951-2005)
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Jo Sovau was born in 1951.
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Jo Sovau died in 2005.
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Jo Sovau was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jo Sovau. https://biography.guide/jo-sovau/
MLA: "Jo Sovau." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jo-sovau/.
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