| Takudzwa Ngwenya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | July 22, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election 78 m) | ||
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg / 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Z or Zee | ||
| School | Vainona High School | ||
| College | Brookhaven College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2007– | Biarritz | 10 | (20) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2007-present | USA | 4 | (10) |
| 7's National teams | Tournaments | ||
| 2007–08 | USA | 2 | |
Takudzwa Ngwenya (born July 22, 1985 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz. Vainona High School is a High school in a plush suburb called Vainona in Borrowdale Zimbabwe. Brookhaven College is a Community college of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD located in Farmers Branch, Texas ( Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in The following is a list of international Rugby union teams For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. The 2007&ndash08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International The United States national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in He made his mark in the 2007 Rugby World Cup with scintillating tries against South Africa[1] and Samoa. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko
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Early career
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 USA, he played for the Plano High School team in Plano, Texas and went on to play for the Dallas Athletic Rugby Club for a few years. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U He was clocked at 10. 25 for the 100m 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.
2007 Rugby World Cup
At the 2007 Rugby World Cup against South Africa, Ngwenya scored what was voted the 2007 International Rugby Press Association Try of the Year, an award handed out at the 2007 IRB Awards ceremony the night after the World Cup final. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for Rugby union, for major achievement in the sport [2] A South African pass was intercepted by USA flanker Todd Clever near his own 5-metre line. Flanker is one of fifteen positions in the sport of Rugby union. Todd Clever (born 16 January 1983) is an American Rugby union player After a run of about 25 metres, Clever passed to Alec Parker, who in turn offloaded to Mike Hercus. Mike Hercus (born June 6 1979 in Falls Church Virginia) is an American Rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Hercus then made a long pass to Ngwenya on the right wing. [3] Ngwenya then ran the ball from just inside his own half and was confronted by South African winger, and 2007 IRB Player of the Year, Bryan Habana. The IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for Rugby union, for major achievement in the sport Bryan Gary Habana (born he played outside centre and scrumhalf in provincial and age group rugby but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen However Habana did not make the tackle as Ngwenya sidestepped, and then ran around and outpaced him to score. [2]
Ngwenya was offered a one month trial at Saracens in England's Guinness Premiership by new coach Eddie Jones. The Saracens Rugby Football Club, also known as Saracens FC or usually just Saracens, are a professional Rugby union team based in Watford, The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby Edward, Eddie, or Ed Jones is the name of; Finance Edward Jones (statistician (1856-1920 co-founder of the Dow-Jones index However, he got a considerably better offer in France's Top 14, signing a two-year contract with Biarritz on 6 November. The Top 14 is a Rugby union club competition which is played in France. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with [4]
References
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Match Report, South Africa 64 USA 15. BBC News online, 30 September 2007.
- ^ a b Rugby News Service. "Habana named IRB Player of the Year", International Rugby Board, 2007-10-21. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
- ^ "Takudzwa Ngwenya looks Europe bound after World Cup displays", timesonline. co. uk, 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
- ^ Takudzwa Ngwenya pour deux ans à Biarritz (French). Biarritz Olympique (2007-11-06). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
External links
- USA Rugby profile
- [1] - Ngwenya's famous try against South Africa at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
- Zee Ngwenya. scrum. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
- Ngwenya Takudzwa. itsrugby. fr. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
- "Ngwenya signs with Biarritz", planet-rugby. com, 2007-11-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Retrieved on 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
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