Jiowana Sauto
| Date of birth | March 13, 1998 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| Fiji | |||
Jiowana Sauto (born March 13, 1998) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She replaced Raijieli Daveau adue to injurys a member of the Fijian women's national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[1]
She featured in the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. She played at the 2015 Dubai Women's Sevens.[2] She was also included in the squad for the 2016 USA Women's Sevens.[3] She was in the squad for the 2016 France Women's Sevens.[4]
Jiowana Sauto is from Vuna village located in Taveuni Island (the third biggest island in Fiji). Born and raised in Vuna, her love for the sport grew by watching her father and cousins play. She spent her high school years at Saint John's College in Cawaci, Ovalau Island. It was at Saint John's College that she was chosen to represent the Fiji Rugby Women Youth Team to the Commonwealth Games in Samoa in 2015. This started her journey to becoming a Fijiana in the same year.
References
- ↑ "SAUTO Jiowana". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ Turaga, Semi (29 November 2015). "Telecom Fijiana will not let their guard down". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ Mannan, Justine (9 April 2016). "Sauto In, Savu Out". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ "Pool C: Two debutants for Fijiana in France". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.