Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born

Date: 22 Jul 1985
Updated: 22 Jul 2026

Takudzwa Ngwenya was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 22 July 1985. He played for the Mashonaland Club and for Vainona High School in his home country. He then moved to Texas, USA, where he played for Plano Rugby club before moving on to Dallas Athletic Rugby Club. Ngwenya is one of the best wingers in rugby. He has demonstrated a remarkable ability to outpace some of the best wingers in the sport. He displayed this ability at the 2007 International Rugby Board (IRB) World Cup in France. By the time the world cup ended, he had become a household name. Ngwenya spent nine seasons in France, from 2007-2016, playing for Biarritz Olympique. After a short stint at the San Diego Breakers in the USA in 2018, Ngwenya headed back to France to play for CA Brive.

Search events by date

What happened on your birthday?

How we know this

01ESPN Scrum Taku Ngwenya [online] Available at: www.espnscrum.com [Accessed on 4 July 2012]
02Cleary M. (2009)Takudzwa Ngwenya provides the X-Factor as Biarritz beat Gloucester 42-15 from The Telegraph (19 October 2009) [online] Available at: www.telegraph.co.uk [Accessed on 4 July 2012]

Last updated · 22 Jul 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2012, July 19). Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088568

South African History Online (2012) 'Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born', South African History Online, 19 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088568 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088568, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born." South African History Online, 19 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088568. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born." South African History Online. July 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088568.