Wise Kativerata

Wise Kativerata is a Fijian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of Fiji and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s for the Fiji national rugby league team.

Wise Kativerata

Personal information
Born	(1977-01-03) 3 January 1977 (age 48) Suva, Fiji
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–02 St. George Illawarra 5 1 0 0 4 2003 South Sydney 9 6 0 0 24 2004 Parramatta Eels 2 0 0 0 0 Total 16 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 Fiji 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–04 NSW Waratahs 6 1 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Australia 7s 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2022– Fiji 7 4 0 3 57
Source: [1] As of 26 October 2024

He played as a centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He also played Rugby Union for the NSW Waratahs and Australian Sevens Team

Playing career

Kativerata made his first grade debut for St. George in round 13 of the 2001 NRL season. 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.^[2][3]

Coaching career

In October 2022, Kativerata took over as head coach of the Fiji Bati 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.^[4][5][6]