Nigel Ah Wong

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| name = Nigel Ah Wong

| image = Nigel Ah Wong 2014 Vikings crop.jpg

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| caption = Ah Wong representing Canberra Vikings during the National Rugby Championship

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|102|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| school = Taita College

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Wing, Centre

| currentclub =

| years1 = 2013

| clubs1 = Coca-Cola Red Sparks

| apps1 = 5

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2014−2015

| clubs2 = Canberra Vikings

| apps2 = 18

| points2 = 45

| years3 = 2015−2017

| clubs3 = ACT Brumbies

| apps3 = 24

| points3 = 30

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = Suntory Sungoliath

| apps4 = 12

| points4 = 10

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Counties Manukau

| apps5 = 19

| points5 = 35

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = Kintetsu Liners

| apps6 = 5

| points6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Kobelco Kobe Steelers

| apps7 = 12

| points7 = 25

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = NSW Country Eagles

| apps8 = 4

| points8 = 10

| years9 = 2020

| clubs9 = Manawatu

| apps9 = 7

| points9 = 10

| years10 = 2022, 2024

| clubs10 = Moana Pasifika

| apps10 = 11

| points10 = 5

| years11 = 2022

| clubs11 = Blues

| apps11 = 1

| points11 = 0

| years12 = 2022

| clubs12 = Bay of Plenty

| apps12 = 12

| points12 = 10

| years13 = 2024

| clubs13 = Auckland

| apps13 = 8

| points13 = 20

| repyears1 = 2022–

| repteam1 = Samoa

| repcaps1 = 14

| reppoints1 = 30

| clubupdate = 6 November 2024

| repupdate = 6 November 2024

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Nigel Ah Wong (born 30 May 1990) is a professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for {{Rut|Moana Pasifika}} in Super Rugby{{cite press release | url=https://moanapasifika.co.nz/moana-pasifika-squad-announcement-2024/ | title=Moana Pasifika Squad Announcement 2024 | work=Moana Pasifika | date=9 November 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023}} and {{Rut|Auckland}} in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Club career

Ah Wong played for Sunnybank in their inaugural Queensland Premier Rugby Hospital Cup victory in 2011. He played for the Melbourne Rebels on their 2011 European Tour after being selected for the 'Rebels Rising' development squad.{{cite web | access-date=14 Feb 2013 | title=Nigel Ah Wong Reds Player Profile | url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/ExtendedPlayingSquad/ExtendedPlayingSquadProfiles/tabid/829/playerid/10/Default.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820125455/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/ExtendedPlayingSquad/ExtendedPlayingSquadProfiles/tabid/829/playerid/10/Default.aspx | archive-date= 20 August 2013}}

In 2012, Ah Wong was a member of the Australian Rugby Union’s National Academy, and was also chosen to represent the Queensland Reds in their exhibition match against the Hurricanes on the Sunshine Coast.

Ah Wong joined the Reds Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. He was initially named in the Reds College Squad, but was promoted when Joel Faulkner was forced to withdraw due to personal commitments.{{cite web | date=24 Jan 2013 | title=Nigel Ah Wong promoted from Reds College to Extended Playing Squad | publisher=Reds Rugby | url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/8263/Default.aspx | access-date=14 Feb 2013}}

After the 2013 Super Rugby season, Ah Wong was recruited by the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks to play in the Japanese Top League.{{cite web | url=http://www.japonrugby.net/nigel-ah-wong-rejoint-coca-cola-west-red-sparks.php | title=Nigel Ah Wong rejoint Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | work=JaponRugby | date=1 August 2013 | access-date=27 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710053832/http://www.japonrugby.net/nigel-ah-wong-rejoint-coca-cola-west-red-sparks.php | archive-date=10 July 2017 | df=dmy-all | language=French}}

In 2017, Ah Wong signed for Counties Manukau in New Zealand's domestic competition, the Mitre 10 Cup.{{cite news | title=Steelers name seven new faces and three-quarter line of rookies | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/95533266/sport-steelers-name-seven-new-faces-and-three-quarter-line-of-rookies | work=Stuff New Zealand | date=8 August 2017}}

In 2020, Ah Wong played for the Manawatu Turbos in the Mitre 10 Cup.{{cite news | title=Booth confirmed to captain Turbos | url=https://www.turbosrugby.co.nz/news/booth-confirmed-to-captain-turbos | work=Manawatu Turbos | date=4 September 2020 | access-date=22 November 2022 | archive-date=16 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816201502/https://turbosrugby.co.nz/news/booth-confirmed-to-captain-turbos | url-status=dead }} Two years later, he represented {{Rut|Bay of Plenty}} in the NPC.{{cite news | title=Introducing the 2022 Steamers Squad | url=https://www.boprugby.co.nz/newsarticle/118246 | work=Bay of Plenty Rugby Union | date=26 July 2022 | access-date=6 November 2024}}

On 29 July 2024, Ah Wong was named in the {{Rut|Auckland}} squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC season.{{cite press release | url=https://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/143611 | title=Auckland Rugby names the 2024 NPC squad with a novel 'reverse jersey presentation' | work=Auckland Rugby | date=29 July 2024 | access-date=5 November 2024}}

Career statistics

= Club summary =

{{updated|15 July 2017|{{hsp}}{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_30108.html | title=Nigel Ah Wong Player Statistics | work=its rugby | access-date=10 March 2019}}}}

Season	Team ! Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;"
2015	{{Rut\|Brumbies}} \| 7	1	6	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	{{Rut\|Brumbies}} \| 15	8	7	703	5	0	0	0	25	0	0
2017	{{Rut\|Brumbies}} \| 5	2	3	179	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total \| 24 \|\| 11 \|\| 13 \|\| 994 \|\| 6 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 30 \|\| 0 \|\| 0