Edmoore Takaendesa

Edmoore Takaendesa (born 11 November 1980)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Edmoore Takaendesa
Birth nameEdmoore Takaendesa
Date of birth (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Old Hararians
RG Heidelberg		 ()
Correct as of 5 March 2010
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 – Germany 10 (0)
Correct as of 5 March 2010

He made his debut for Germany on 19 April 2008 against Ukraine.

Takaendesa originally hails from Zimbabwe, a country he last played for in 2000, after which he moved to Germany. In Zimbabwe, he played for Old Hararians.[2] He was educated at the Prince Edward School there.[3] He is one of a number of Zimbabweans that left their country to play rugby in Germany.[4]

Honours

National team
  • European Nations Cup – Division 2
    • Champions: 2008

Stats

Edmoore Takaendesa's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[5]

Club
Year Club Division Games Tries Con Pen DG Place
2007–08 RG Heidelberg Rugby-Bundesliga 14 2nd – Runners-up
2008–09 16 1 0 0 0 5th
2009–10 18 6 0 0 1 2nd – Semi-finals
2010–11 12 3 0 0 0 4th – Semi-finals
2011–12 9 1 0 0 0 6th
  • As of 30 April 2012

National team

European Nations Cup
Year Team Competition Games Points Place
2006–2008 Germany European Nations Cup Second Division 2 0 Champions
2008–2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 7 0 6th – Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions
Year Team Competition Games Points
2008 Germany Friendly 1 0
  • As of 5 March 2010
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References
  1. Edmoore Takaendesa profile at scrum.com accessed: 21 March 2010
  2. Sables Would Have Been World-Class allafrica.com, accessed: 5 March 2010
  3. Former Prince Edward Star Player Praises School Boy Rugby zimbabwemetro.com, accessed: 5 March 2010
  4. Rugby Icon Dinha Speaks On Career Zimbabwe Independent, published: 9 July 2009, accessed: 5 March 2010
  5. Edmoore Takaendesa profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: March 2010
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