Mahonri Ngakuru
| Date of birth | 2 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Saint Kentigern College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahonri Ngakuru (born 6 June 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who played for Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby and plays for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship. He previously played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His preferred position is lock.[1]
Early career
[edit]Ngakuru attended Saint Kentigern College,[2] where his performances earned him selection for NZ Schools.[3] He was a member of the Crusaders development team and named in a New Zealand U20 development camp.[4] He is of Maori and Tongan heritage.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Ngakuru made his professional debut for Tasman in the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. [6] He represented the team again in 2021 and 2022 before transferring to North Harbour in 2023 being named in both the 2023 and 2024 squads.[7] Ngakuru was named in the Moana Pasifika squad ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season,[8] and was again named in the side for the 2023 season, making ten total appearances across the two seasons.[9] He departed the side at the end of the 2023 season ahead of joining the Seattle Seawolves for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahonri Ngakuru". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "HS Top 200's Top 5 Lock Duo's 2018". HS Top 200. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Four Hawke's Bay players selected for New Zealand Schools development camp". Hawke's Bay Magpies. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Triallists named for New Zealand Under 20 development camp". New Zealand Rugby. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Seattle Seawolves Signs Mahonri Ngakuru". DJ Coil Rugby. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "North Harbour Rugby squad confirmed for 2024 Bunnings Warehouse NPC". North Harbour Rugby (Press release). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ @MoanaPasifika_ (21 November 2021). "Our final squad list is out!" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika make a 'Miracle' with 2023 squad naming". All Blacks. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Mahonri Ngakuru binds into Seawolves scrum". Seattle Seawolves. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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- Living people
- 2000 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Moana Pasifika players
- Tasman rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Seattle Seawolves players
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- People educated at Saint Kentigern College
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs