Nigel Ah Wong

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 Counties Manukau in the Mitre 10 Cup and was previously contracted to the Brumbies for Super Rugby.

Nigel Ah Wong
Birth nameNigel Ah Wong
Date of birth (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre or Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013−2014
2014−2015
2016−2017
2017–pres.
2017–2018
2019–pres.		 Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Canberra Vikings
Suntory Sungoliath
Counties Manukau
Kintetsu Liners
Kobelco Steelers		 5
18
10
19
6
0		 (0)
(45)
(12)
(35)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 13 October 2018
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013
2015−2017		 Reds
Brumbies		 0
24		 (0)
(30)
Correct as of 15 July 2017

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]

In 2017, Ah Wong signed for Counties Manukau in New Zealand's domestic competition, the Mitre 10 Cup.[4]

Super Rugby statistics
As of 15 July 2017 [5]
SeasonTeam GamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2015 Brumbies 7161530000000
2016 Brumbies 158770350002500
2017 Brumbies 5231791000500
Total 24111399460003000
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References
  1. "Nigel Ah Wong Reds Player Profile". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. "Nigel Ah Wong promoted from Reds College to Extended Playing Squad". Reds Rugby. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. "Nigel Ah Wong rejoint Coca-Cola West Red Sparks". JaponRugby (in French). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. "Steelers name seven new faces and three-quarter line of rookies". Stuff.co.nz. 8 August 2017.
  5. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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