Paula Mark Ngauamo (born 19 February 1990) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Castres. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
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| Full name | Paula Mark Ngauamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editIn 2010 Ngauamo played with Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship.[1]
In 2012, he went to Australia to compete in the Shute Shield with West Harbour RFC . The following season he returned to New Zealand and played as an amateur with Sydenham Rugby.[2]
In 2014, when he was initially supposed to join French club Bergerac in Fédérale 1, he finally joined Oyonnax in Top 14 as Neil Clark's medical replacement.[3][4]
At the end of the 2014-2015 season, he signed for two seasons at Stade Montois in Pro D2.[5]
In 2017, he signed with SU Agen as a medical joker for Marc Barthomeuf.[6] In January 2018, after strong performances, he extended his contract until the end of the season as an "extra player".[4][7] In April of that same year, he further extended his commitment with the Agenais club until 2020.[8]
In January 2021, after extra-sporting incidents, he was released from his contract with Agen and immediately joined Castres Olympique.[9][10]
International career
editNgauamo played for the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship.[11]
He made his debut for Tonga in on 7 June 2014 for a match against Samoa. He was later selected for the Tongan squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[12] He played three games in the competition against Georgia, Namibia and New Zealand. He was suspended for three weeks for a dangerous tackle in the Pool match against New Zealand on 9 October.[13][14]
In 2019, he was retained in the Tongan group to compete in the World Cup in Japan.[15] He played three games in this competition, against Argentina, France and the United States.[16]
References
edit- ^ Hamish Bidwell (22 July 2010). "Ngauamo gains in confidence with Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "New Brighton clear favourites". Stuff. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Paula Ngauamo qualifié comme joker médical à l'US Oyonnax" (in French). Le Progres. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Agen. Paula Ngauamo : "Mon premier club en France fut Bergerac. J'y suis resté six jours..."" (in French). La Depeche. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Stade Montois : Ngauamo s'engage pour deux ans" (in French). Sud Ouest. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "TRANSFERTS - SU Agen : Paula Ngauamo joker médical de Marc Barthomeuf" (in French). Rugbyrama. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Le talonneur joker médical Paula Ngauamo bientôt joueur supplémentaire au SU Agen" (in French). La Depeche. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "McIntyre toujours là mais pas de " facteur X "" (in French). La Depeche. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ David Reyrat (5 January 2021). "Agen : remercié, Ngauamo file à Castres et vend ses maillots du SUA sur internet" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Ngauamo a signé à Castres" (in French). Rugbyrama. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Under 20 squad named". allblacks.com. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Disciplinary update - Paula Ngauamo (Tonga)". rugbyworldcup.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Paula Ngauamo banned for Dan Carter tackle, Ireland's Sean O'Brien cited". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2019: Tonga 'fixated' on playoffs dream, says coach Toutai Kefu". Stuff. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Paula Ngauamo Tonga". ESPn Scrum. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External links
edit- Paul Ngauamo at ESPNscrum
- Paul Ngauamo at ItsRugby.co.uk
