Edmoore Takaendesa

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Edmoore Takaendesa
Birth nameEdmoore Takaendesa
Date of birth (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980 (age 42)
Place of birthHarare
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
SchoolPrince Edward School Zimbabwe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Old Hararians ()
– RG Heidelberg ()
Correct as of 5 March 2010
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 –2011 Germany 18 (55)
Correct as of 5 March 2010

Edmoore Takaendesa (born 11 November 1980) [1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

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He made his debut for Germany on 19 April 2008 against Ukraine.

Takaendesa originally hails from Zimbabwe, a country he last played for in 2000, after which he moved to Germany. In Zimbabwe, he played for Old Hararians. [2] He was educated at the Prince Edward School there. [3] He is one of a number of Zimbabweans that left their country to play rugby in Germany. [4]

Honours

National team

Stats

Edmoore Takaendesa's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [5]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesTriesConPenDGPlace
2007–08 RG Heidelberg Rugby-Bundesliga 142nd – Runners-up
2008–09 1610005th
2009–10 1860012nd – Semi-finals
2010–11 1230004th – Semi-finals
2011–12 910006th

National team

European Nations Cup

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2006–2008 Germany European Nations Cup Second Division 20Champions
2008–2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division706th – Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPoints
2008 Germany Friendly10
  • Updated 5 March 2010

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References

  1. ↑ Edmoore Takaendesa profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 21 March 2010
  2. ↑ Sables Would Have Been World-Class allafrica.com, retrieved 5 March 2010
  3. ↑ Former Prince Edward Star Player Praises School Boy Rugby zimbabwemetro.com, retrieved 5 March 2010
  4. ↑ Rugby Icon Dinha Speaks On Career Zimbabwe Independent , published: 9 July 2009, retrieved 5 March 2010
  5. ↑ Edmoore Takaendesa profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: March 2010
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