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Nigel Ah Wong
Date of birth (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
SchoolTaita College (Lower Hutt)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre or Wing
Current team Bay of Plenty
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Reds 0 (0)
2013−2014 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 5 (0)
2014−2015 Canberra Vikings 18 (45)
2015−2017 Brumbies 24 (30)
2016−2017 Suntory Sungoliath 10 (12)
2017–2018 Counties Manukau 19 (35)
2017–2018 Kintetsu Liners 6 (5)
2019 New South Wales Country Eagles 4 (10)
2020 Manawatu 7 (10)
2022 Moana Pasifika 2 (0)
2022 Blues 1 (0)
2022– Bay of Plenty 12 (10)
Correct as of 22 November 2022

Nigel Ah Wong (born 30 May 1990) is a rugby union player, who currently plays as a centre for Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[1]

He previously played for Counties Manukau and Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup and for the Brumbies in Super Rugby.

Rugby career

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.[2]

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.[2]

Ah Wong joined the Reds Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[2] He was initially named in the Reds College Squad, but was promoted when Joel Faulkner was forced to withdraw due to personal commitments.[3]

After the 2013 Super Rugby season, Ah Wong was recruited by the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks to play in the Japanese Top League.[4]

In 2017, Ah Wong signed for Counties Manukau in New Zealand's domestic competition, the Mitre 10 Cup.[5]

In 2020, Ah Wong played for the Manawatu Turbos in the Mitre 10 Cup.[6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 15 July 2017 [7]
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

Reference list

  1. ^ "Introducing the 2022 Steamers Squad". Bay of Plenty Rugby Union (Press release). 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Nigel Ah Wong Reds Player Profile". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Nigel Ah Wong promoted from Reds College to Extended Playing Squad". Reds Rugby. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Steelers name seven new faces and three-quarter line of rookies". Stuff New Zealand. 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Booth confirmed to captain Turbos". Manawatu Turbos. 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Nigel Ah Wong Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

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