Paul Ngauamo
Tongan rugby union player (born 1990)
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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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| Born | 19 February 1990 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
In 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
Ngauamo 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]
