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Takudzwa Ngwenya
Takudzwa Ngwenya Churchill Cup 2010 vs Russia.jpg
Date of birth
(1985-07-22) 22 July 1985 (age 33)
Place of birth
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight187 lb (13 st 5 lb; 85 kg)
SchoolVainona High School
UniversityBrookhaven College
Rugby union career


























Position(s)
Wing
Senior career
Years
Team

Apps

(Points)
2007-2016
2016
2016-2018
2018
Biarritz Olympique
San Diego Breakers
CA Brive
San Diego Legion

239
6
26
(430) 86t
(10) 2t
(35) 7t

Correct as of 17 February 2018

National team(s)
Years
Team

Apps

(Points)
2007-present
United States

36
(65)

Correct as of 19 June 2016

National sevens team(s)
Years
Team


Comps
2006–2009
USA 7s


5 (0)

Takudzwa Ngwenya (born 22 July 1985) is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. He made his mark in the 2007 Rugby World Cup with tries against South Africa[1] and Samoa.




Contents





  • 1 Early career


  • 2 Professional career

    • 2.1 Club Statistics



  • 3 International Tries


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Early career[edit]


Ngwenya was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. The oldest of three boys, Ngwenya first played rugby in Zimbabwe for the Mashonaland Club and for Vainona High School, from which he graduated in 2003. After moving to the United States, he played for the Plano Rugby Club in Plano, Texas and went on to play for the Dallas Athletic Rugby Club for a few years. He was clocked at 10.5 [1] hand time for the 100 m dash. DARC Rugby sent him to play for the Texas Select Side and the USA Under 19 national team, then the national Sevens team that came first in Bangkok and the 2007 North America 4.



Professional career[edit]


Ngwenya was offered a one-month trial at Saracens in England's Guinness Premiership by new coach Eddie Jones. However, he got a considerably better offer from Biarritz in France's Top 14, signing a two-year contract with them on 6 November 2007.[2] Since 2007 Ngwenya has been a constant presence on the wing for Biarritz.
Ngwenya scored 2 tries in the 2007-08 Heineken Cup.
In the 2009–10 Heineken Cup he helped the club make their first final since the 2006, finishing tied for second in tries scored with 6.[3] Ngwenya also had a stellar year in the 2009–10 Top 14 season, starting in 21 games and winning 7 tries.[3]
In the 2010-11 Heineken Cup Ngwenya scored 5 tries, again tying for second.
During the 2011-12 Top 14 season Ngwenya collected five tries in the Top 14 and added 4 more in the Heineken Cup[4] Ngwenya crossed the whitewash for Biarritz seven times in all competitions during both the 2012–13 and 2013-14 seasons.[5]




Ngwenya playing for Biarritz in 2013


After a season with the San Diego Breakers in the inaugural PRO Rugby season Ngwenya headed back to France and the Top 14 after signing with CA Brive.[6]



Club Statistics[edit]


As of match played 17 February 2018.















































































































































































Club statistics
Club
Season
League

Heineken Cup

Amlin Challenge Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Tries
Apps
Tries
Apps
Tries
Apps
Tries
Apps
Tries

Biarritz Olympique

2007–08

Top 14
19
8
3
2
0
0
—
22
10

Biarritz Olympique

2008–09

Top 14
21
10
6
0
0
0
—
27
10

Biarritz Olympique

2009–10

Top 14
21
7
8
6
0
0
—
29
13

Biarritz Olympique

2010–11

Top 14
25
9
7
5
0
0
—
32
14

Biarritz Olympique

2011–12

Top 14
19
5
6
4
3
0
—
28
9

Biarritz Olympique

2012–13

Top 14
26
6
5
1
2
0
—
33
7

Biarritz Olympique

2013–14

Top 14
21
5
0
0
5
2
—
26
7

Biarritz Olympique

2014–15

Pro D2
21
7
0
0
0
0
—
21
7

Biarritz Olympique

2015–16

Pro D2
21
9
0
0
0
0
—
21
9

San Diego Breakers

2016

PRO Rugby
6
2
0
0
0
0
—
6
2

CA Brive

2016–17

Top 14
13
2
0
0
7
5
—
20
7

CA Brive

2017–18

Top 14
6
0
0
0
0
0
—
6
0
Total

207
68
35
18
10
2


271
95


International Tries[edit]


This list is complete and up to date as of December 2018.

























































































































Try
Opposing team
Venue
Competition
Date
Result
Score

Ref.
1

 Samoa

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne
2007 Rugby World Cup26 September 2007Lost21–25[7]
2

 South Africa

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
2007 Rugby World Cup30 September 2007Lost15–64[8]
3

 Uruguay

Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
Test match8 November 2008Won43–9[9]
4

 Japan

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya
Test match16 November 2008Lost19–29[10]
5

 Japan

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Test match22 November 2008Lost17–32[11]
6

 Russia

Infinity Park, Glendale
2010 Churchill Cup5 June 2010Won39–22[12]
7

 Portugal

Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Test match13 November 2010Won22–17[13]
8

 Canada

BMO Field, Toronto
Test match6 August 2011Lost22–28[14]
9

 Romania

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Test match24 November 2012Won34–3[15]
10

 Canada

BMO Field, Toronto
2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier24 August 2013Lost11–13[16]
11

 Romania

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Test match8 November 2014Won27–17[17]
12

 Fiji

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Test match21 November 2014Lost14–20[18]
13

 Japan

Kingsholm, Gloucester
2015 Rugby World Cup11 October 2015Lost18–28[19]
14

Argentina Argentina XV

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
2016 Americas Rugby Championship6 February 2016Draw35–35[20]


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup Match Report, South Africa 64 USA 15. BBC News online, 30 September 2007.


  2. ^ "Takudzwa Ngwenya pour deux ans à Biarritz" (in French). Biarritz Olympique. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-15..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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  3. ^ ab "Rugby - Player statistics Ngwenya Takudzwa - club stats".


  4. ^ "Eagles Abroad: Season in Review, Part One". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.


  5. ^ "Taku Nwenya". http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_10159.html. itsrugby. Retrieved 16 June 2014. External link in |website= (help)


  6. ^ "Taku Ngwenya Headed To Brive". TIAR. Retrieved 15 September 2016.


  7. ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool A - Saint-Etienne, 26 September 2007, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  8. ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool A - Montpellier, 30 September 2007, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  9. ^ "Uruguay Tour - Sandy, 8 November 2008, 16:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  10. ^ "United States of America Tour - Nagoya, 16 November 2008, 15:00 local, 06:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  11. ^ "United States of America Tour - Tokyo, 22 November 2008, 19:00 local, 10:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  12. ^ "Churchill Cup, Pool B - Glendale, 5 June 2010, 15:30 local, 21:30 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  13. ^ "United States of America Tour - Lisbon, 13 November 2010, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  14. ^ "United States of America Tour - Toronto, 6 August 2011, 14:00 local, 21:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  15. ^ "United States of America Tour - Bucharest, 24 November 2012, 16:00 local, 14:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  16. ^ "2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier - Toronto, 24 August 2013, 16:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  17. ^ "United States of America Tour - Bucharest, 8 November 2014, 18:30 local, 16:30 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  18. ^ "Fiji Tour - Vannes, 21 November 2014, 19:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  19. ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool B - Gloucester, 11 October 2015, 20:00 local, 19:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


  20. ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - Houston, 6 February 2016, 19:10 local, 03:10 GMT +1d". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.




External links[edit]


  • USA Rugby Profile

  • ESPNScrum.com Profile

  • ItsRugby.co.uk Profile












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