Nigel Ah Wong

Nigel Ah Wong
Full name Nigel Ah Wong
Date of birth (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre or Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013−14
2014−
Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
Canberra Vikings
5
18
(0)
(45)
correct as of 3 November 2015.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013
2015−
Reds
Brumbies
0
7
(0)
(0)
Current local club Sunnybank
correct as of 28 June 2015.

Nigel Ah Wong (born 30 May 1990) is a rugby union footballer who can play either as a loose forward or as an Outside Centre. He currently plays 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.[1]

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.[1]

Ah Wong joined the Reds Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1] He was initially named in the Reds College Squad, but was promoted when Joel Faulkner was forced to withdraw due to personal commitments.[2]

After the 2013 Super Rugby season, Ah Wong was recruited by the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks to play in the Japanese Top League.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nigel Ah Wong Reds Player Profile". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 Feb 2013.
  2. "Nigel Ah Wong promoted from Reds College to Extended Playing Squad". Reds Rugby. 24 Jan 2013. Retrieved 14 Feb 2013.
  3. "Nigel Ah Wong rejoint Coca-Cola West Red Sparks". JaponRugby (in French). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

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