Ngwenya was offered a one-month trial at Saracens in England's Guinness Premiership by new coach Eddie Jones. However, he got a considerably better offer from Biarritz in France's Top 14, initially signing a two-year contract with them on 6 November 2007.
[2] Between 2007 and 2016 Ngwenya played regularly for Biarritz, as a winger.
Ngwenya scored 2 tries in the 2007-08 Heineken Cup.
In the 2009–10 Heineken Cup he helped the club make their first final since the 2006. He scored 6 tries in the competition which placed him as joint second top try scorer.
[3]
Ngwenya also had a stellar year in the 2009–10 Top 14 season, starting in 21 games and winning 7 tries.[3]
In the 2010–11 Heineken Cup Ngwenya scored 5 tries, again tying for second.
During the 2011–12 Top 14 season Ngwenya collected five tries in the Top 14 and added 4 more in the Heineken Cup[4] Ngwenya scored for Biarritz seven times in all competitions during both the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.[3]
Ngwenya playing for Biarritz in 2013 After a season with the San Diego Breakers in the inaugural PRO Rugby season Ngwenya headed back to France and the Top 14 after signing with CA Brive.[5]
- As of matches played 4 May 2021.[3]
This list is complete and up to date as of December 2018.
Try
|
Opposing team
|
Venue
|
Competition
|
Date
|
Result
|
Score
|
Ref.
|
1
|
Samoa |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne |
2007 Rugby World Cup |
26 September 2007 |
Lost |
21–25 |
[6]
|
2
|
South Africa |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
2007 Rugby World Cup |
30 September 2007 |
Lost |
15–64 |
[7]
|
3
|
Uruguay |
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy |
Test match |
8 November 2008 |
Won |
43–9 |
[8]
|
4
|
Japan |
Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya |
Test match |
16 November 2008 |
Lost |
19–29 |
[9]
|
5
|
Japan |
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |
Test match |
22 November 2008 |
Lost |
17–32 |
[10]
|
6
|
Russia |
Infinity Park, Glendale |
2010 Churchill Cup |
5 June 2010 |
Won |
39–22 |
[11]
|
7
|
Portugal |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon |
Test match |
13 November 2010 |
Won |
22–17 |
[12]
|
8
|
Canada |
BMO Field, Toronto |
Test match |
6 August 2011 |
Lost |
22–28 |
[13]
|
9
|
Romania |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest |
Test match |
24 November 2012 |
Won |
34–3 |
[14]
|
10
|
Canada |
BMO Field, Toronto |
2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier |
24 August 2013 |
Lost |
11–13 |
[15]
|
11
|
Romania |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest |
Test match |
8 November 2014 |
Won |
27–17 |
[16]
|
12
|
Fiji |
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
Test match |
21 November 2014 |
Lost |
14–20 |
[17]
|
13
|
Japan |
Kingsholm, Gloucester |
2015 Rugby World Cup |
11 October 2015 |
Lost |
18–28 |
[18]
|
14
|
Argentina XV |
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
2016 Americas Rugby Championship |
6 February 2016 |
Draw |
35–35 |
[19]
|
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Match Report, South Africa 64 USA 15. BBC News online, 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Takudzwa Ngwenya pour deux ans à Biarritz" (in French). Biarritz Olympique. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Rugby - Player statistics Ngwenya Takudzwa - club stats".
- ^ "Eagles Abroad: Season in Review, Part One". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Taku Ngwenya Headed To Brive". TIAR. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool A - Saint-Etienne, 26 September 2007, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool A - Montpellier, 30 September 2007, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Uruguay Tour - Sandy, 8 November 2008, 16:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Nagoya, 16 November 2008, 15:00 local, 06:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Tokyo, 22 November 2008, 19:00 local, 10:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Churchill Cup, Pool B - Glendale, 5 June 2010, 15:30 local, 21:30 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Lisbon, 13 November 2010, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Toronto, 6 August 2011, 14:00 local, 21:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Bucharest, 24 November 2012, 16:00 local, 14:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier - Toronto, 24 August 2013, 16:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Bucharest, 8 November 2014, 18:30 local, 16:30 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Fiji Tour - Vannes, 21 November 2014, 19:00 local, 18:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup, Pool B - Gloucester, 11 October 2015, 20:00 local, 19:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - Houston, 6 February 2016, 19:10 local, 03:10 GMT +1d". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.