page_title: Takudzwa Ngwenya
section_title: Professional career
hierarchical_section_title: Takudzwa Ngwenya / Professional career
caption_attribution_description: Top 14&#160;—&#160;14 September 2013, Stade Ernest-Wallon. Match between: Toulouse&#160;—&#160;Biarritz
context_page_description: Takudzwa Ngwenya is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14. He made his mark in the 2007 Rugby World Cup with tries against South Africa and Samoa.
context_section_description: 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.
   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.
   
  Ngwenya also had a stellar year in the 2009–10 Top 14 season, starting in 21 games and winning 7 tries. 
  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 Ngwenya crossed the whitewash for Biarritz seven times in all competitions during both the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
   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.
caption: Ngwenya playing for Biarritz in 2013
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