Wise Kativerata is a Fijian professional

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coach who is the head coach of

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and a former professional

footballer who played in the 2000s for the

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. He played as a for the

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and the

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in the

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. He also played

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for the

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and Australian Sevens Team

Playing career

Kativerata made his first grade debut for

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in round 13 of the

2001 NRL season The 2001 NRL season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fourth run by the National Rugby League. Also called the 2001 Telstra Premiership (due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation) it was contested ...

. In 2003, Kativerata joined South Sydney and scored six tries in nine games for the club as they finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon. In 2004, Kativerata joined Parramatta and made two appearances for the club. His last game in first grade was a 26-18 victory over Brisbane in round 2 of the

2004 NRL season The 2004 NRL season (also known as the 2004 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra) was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the National Rugby League. Fifteen clubs competed dur ...

Coaching career

In October 2022, Kativerata took over as head coach of the

Fiji Bati The Fiji national rugby league team, nicknamed the Bati (pronounced ), has been participating in international rugby league football since 1992. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Fiji, Fiji National Rugby League (FN ...

two days prior to their opening match of the postponed 2021 World Cup after the appointed coach, Joe Rabele, was hospitalised. In February 2023, the Fiji National Rugby League announced that Kativerata had been appointed as the men's national team coach on a permanent basis.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kativerata, Wise 1977 births Living people Australia international rugby sevens players Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Australia Fiji national rugby league team coaches Fiji national rugby league team players Fijian rugby league players Fijian rugby union players I-Taukei Fijian people Male rugby sevens players New South Wales rugby union team players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league wingers South Sydney Rabbitohs players Rugby league players from Suva Rugby union players from Suva St. George Illawarra Dragons players