Nigel Ah Wong
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 Ah Wong representing Canberra Vikings during the National Rugby Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Taita College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigel Ah Wong (born 30 May 1990) is a professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby[1] and Auckland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship.[2] Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Club career
[edit]Ah Wong played for Sunnybank in their inaugural Queensland Premier Rugby Hospital Cup victory in 2011. He played for the Melbourne Rebels on their 2011 European Tour after being selected for the 'Rebels Rising' development squad.[3]
In 2012, Ah Wong was a member of the Australian Rugby Union’s National Academy, and was also chosen to represent the Queensland Reds in their exhibition match against the Hurricanes on the Sunshine Coast.[3]
Ah Wong joined the Reds Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[3] He was initially named in the Reds College Squad, but was promoted when Joel Faulkner was forced to withdraw due to personal commitments.[4]
After the 2013 Super Rugby season, Ah Wong was recruited by the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks to play in the Japanese Top League.[5]
In 2017, Ah Wong signed for Counties Manukau in New Zealand's domestic competition, the Mitre 10 Cup.[6]
In 2020, Ah Wong played for the Manawatu Turbos in the Mitre 10 Cup.[7] Two years later, he represented Bay of Plenty in the NPC.[8]
On 29 July 2024, Ah Wong was named in the Auckland squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC season.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club summary
[edit]- As of 15 July 2017 [9]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Brumbies | 7 | 1 | 6 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 15 | 8 | 7 | 703 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 5 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 13 | 994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Moana Pasifika Squad Announcement 2024". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Auckland Rugby names the 2024 NPC squad with a novel 'reverse jersey presentation'". Auckland Rugby (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nigel Ah Wong Reds Player Profile". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Nigel Ah Wong promoted from Reds College to Extended Playing Squad". Reds Rugby. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Nigel Ah Wong rejoint Coca-Cola West Red Sparks". JaponRugby (in French). 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Steelers name seven new faces and three-quarter line of rookies". Stuff New Zealand. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Booth confirmed to captain Turbos". Manawatu Turbos. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Introducing the 2022 Steamers Squad". Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Nigel Ah Wong Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nigel Ah Wong at ESPNscrum
- Nigel Ah Wong at ItsRugby.co.uk
- NZ Rugby History profile
- 1990 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Chinese descent
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- ACT Brumbies players
- Canberra Vikings players
- Rugby union flankers
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Living people
- Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
- Tokyo Sungoliath players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Moana Pasifika players
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union wings
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Hanazono Kintetsu Liners players
- New South Wales Country Eagles players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Auckland rugby union players