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Jone Qovu (No.8)
Full name: Jone Qovu Nailiko
Pacific Rugby Cup team: Fiji Warriors
Colonial Cup team: Stallions
Fiji club: Senibiau, Nadroga
Height: 2m00 (6'6")
Weight: 120kg
Born: 27 August 1985 in Sigatoka
Test debut: 2005 vs NZ Maoris in Suva
8 caps 1 try 5 points (9 games, 2 tries)
Qovu was only 19 years old when he debuted in Fiji's 29-27 loss to the NZ Maoris in Suva in 2005.
The powerful Malevu villager featured well for newcomers Sharks in the 2005 Colonial Cup, reaching the semi-finals. He then joined the Stallions in 2006 where he came on in the final to set up a try.
Qovu switched provinces in 2006 to Ovalau in search of more game-time in the Sanyo Cup.
He skippered the Fiji U21 side that finished ninth at the 2006 World Championships, including defeats over Scotland and Italy; and had a terrific game for the Fiji Development XV against Queensland Reds in Brisbane.
Fiji record:
2005
| 3 Jun |
v NZ MAORIS at National Stadium in Suva |
L
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27-29
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(+56) |
| 10 Jun |
v NEW ZEALAND at North Harbour Stadium in Albany |
L
|
0-91
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(+58) |
| 25 Jun |
v TONGA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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19-11
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(+62) |
| 9 Jul |
v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia |
L
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10-36
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(+58) |
| 16 Jul |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa |
W
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24-19
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| 30 Jul |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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21-15
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| 2 Nov |
v NZ Div XV at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
w
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39-29
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t, (-54) |
| 19 Nov |
v PORTUGAL at Estadio Universitario in Lisbon |
W
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26-17
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T, (-) |
| 26 Nov |
v ITALY at Stadio Brianteo in Monza in Suva |
L
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8-23
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(+52) |
| Key: |
T = try, C = conversion, P = penalty goal, DG = dropped goal
(+) = substitute, (-) replaced, rc = red card, yc = yellow card
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Record by nation:
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
t |
c |
p |
dg |
pts |
| New Zealand |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| NZ Maoris |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Italy |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Portugal |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Samoa |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tonga |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Totals |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Others:
2006 – Fiji Development XV vs Queensland Reds
IRB Pacific Rugby Cup:
2006 – Fiji Warriors (5 games)
2007 – Fiji Warriors (5 games)
Total – 10 games
Colonial Cup:
2005 – Sharks (5 games, 1 try, 5 points)
2006 – Stallions (3 games)
2007 – Stallions (6 games)
Total – 8 games, 1 try, 5 points
Other teams:
2000-03 – Senibiau
2004-05 – Senibiau, Nadroga
2006 – Ovalau
School:
Sigatoka Methodist (flanker)
Andra High School (flanker)
2002 – Nadi Muslim (Deans semi-final)
Father’s village: Malevu, Nadroga
Mother’s village: Korotogo, Nadroga
Grew up in Ba
Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music and traveling"
Best rugby memory: Named in Northern Sharks team to Colonial Cup competition and making semi-finals in 2005
Worst Rugby memory: Losing to Suva Grammar in Deans trophy semi-final in 2004 |
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