Jone Qovu Nailiko (born
Sigatoka
Sigatoka ( ) is a town in Fiji. It is on the island of Viti Levu at the mouth of the Sigatoka River, for which it is named, some 61 kilometres from Nadi. Its population at the 2017 census was 17,622. It is the principal urban centre for the pr ...
, 27 August 1985) is a
Fijian
rugby union
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player. He plays as a
number eight for
Niortais.
Played formerly for
Racing Metro and
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. Wit ...
in the Top 14 in France.
Selected for Fiji schoolboys U18 tour to NZ in 2002 after impressing with his size and physicality for
Sigatoka Methodist College in the
Deans Trophy competition. Played alongside future flying fijians players in
Talemaitoga Tuapati
Talemaitoga Tuapati is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays hooker for the Woodlands rugby club and for Southland in New Zealand. Tuapati's selection to the Fijian squad came in 2010 after impressing selectors on the watch at the Pacific R ...
, Derryk Thomas and
Waisale Sukanaveita
Waisale Sukanaveita (born 19 July 1984) is a rugby league and union footballer who plays for the Terrigal Sharks
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.
Career
He currently plays for
Stade Niortais
Niort Rugby Club (, formerly known as Stade Niortais Rugby) is a rugby team based in the city of Niort (population approx. 70,000) in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. They play their home games at "Stade Espinass ...
, in France. Qovu made his debut for
Fiji on 3 June 2005, in a 27–29 loss to
New Zealand Maori. He was selected for the
2007 Rugby World Cup finals and he played in the 12–55 loss to
Australia.
References
External links
Fiji profile
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1985 births
Fijian rugby union players
Rugby union number eights
Living people
Fiji international rugby union players
Racing 92 players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France
People from Sigatoka
Rugby union players from Nadroga-Navosa Province
I-Taukei Fijian people
2007 Rugby World Cup players
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