mt.wellington
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Date of Birth Jan 27, 1974
Birth Location New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Height (cm) 178
Weight (kg) 78
Position/s Five-Eighth/Halfback
Warrior # 6
Warriors Debut Date Mar 10, 1995
Warriors Debut Details March 10 1995, Round 1 vs Brisbane Broncos at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Warriors Years Active 19951996199719981999
Signed From South Sydney Rabbitohs
Rep Honours NZ/NZ Maori
Gene Robert Ngamu (born 27 January 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He played mainly as a halfback or five-eighth, and is probably best known for his combination with Stacey Jones at the Auckland Warriors and the Kiwis.
Ngamu started his career at the Marist Saints and Northcote Tigers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He joined the Tigers in the 1992 pre-season while on a scholarship with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, however was called to Sydney full-time before the season began.
In 1992 he moved to Sydney, signing with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on a two-year deal. He made the Junior Kiwis in 1992.
In 1994 he joined South Sydney but could not break into the first grade side.
He returned home in 1995 to join the new Auckland Warriors franchise, playing in the inaugural run on side. A goalkicker, Ngamu holds the record for Most Points in a Match for the Auckland Warriors, a feat only equaled by Ivan Cleary and James Maloney. He stayed with the Warriors until the 1999 season, when he left for England. Ngamu was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played from the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 22-20 loss.
Ngamu had an unhappy two seasons with the Huddersfield-Sheffield joint franchise before leaving England.
Ngamu made his international début for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1993, one year after his Junior Kiwis debut.
He played in two World Cups, representing the Kiwis in 1995 and the Aotearoa Māori in 2000.
Ngamu then joined a rugby union club in Manly before retiring from professional football. In 2005 he played for the North Harbour Dolphins in the Phelan Shield before being called into the North Harbour Tigers team mid way through the 2005 Bartercard Cup. Gene then retired with his wife Fiona and had a family.
Gene Ngamu - Wikipedia
NZ five-eighth came to Manly with Graham Lowe in 1992 and was chosen to tour with the Kiwis on the tour of Great Britain and France in 1993-94. Ngamu was sacked by the Sea Eagles when it was learned that he had signed with the Auckland Warriors for 1995 and that he had returned from the NZ tour with a shoulder injury that would prevent him from playing most of the 1994 season. Souths promptly signed him but although that club did not receive the desired value Ngamu showed good early season form with the Warriors in 1995.
Ngamu represented his country in the 1995 World Cup and in Test matches against Australia in 1997 (Super League) and 1998 (as an interchange player in two Tests). He joined Huddersfield in 1999 and represented the Maori team in the 2000 World Cup. Interestingly, Ngamu later returned to Manly and played club rugby (2001-02).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Gene Ngamu - Playing Career - RLP
A summary of the career stats for NZ five-eighth came to Manly with Graham Lowe in 1992 and was chosen to tour with the Kiwis on the tour of Great Britain and France in 1993-94. Ngamu was sacked by the Sea Eagles when it was learned that he had signed with the Auckland Warriors for 1995 and that...
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