Nico Nyemba

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Birth nameNico Nyemba
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
University Manchester Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Hillhead Jordanhill ()
Glasgow Hawks ()
2012 Blaydon ()
Harrogate ()
2015-17 Ilkley ()
2017- Macclesfield ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006-07 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015- Zimbabwe
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionSecond Row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Carluke Tigers

Nico Nyemba is a Zimbabwe international rugby union player. He played at Hooker but could also play at Prop.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Nyemba played for Hillhead Jordanhill in Scotland. [1]

He then moved to play for Glasgow Hawks. [2] [3] [4]

He signed for Blaydon from the Hawks in 2012. [5]

He played for Harrogate. [6]

Nyemba then played for Ilkley. [7]

Nyemba now plays for Macclesfield. [8]

Professional career

Nyemba came through the U16 age grade for Glasgow Warriors. [1]

He played for Glasgow Warriors once in a friendly match against Scotland U20s in the 2006-07 season. [9]

International career

Nyemba was capped for Zimbabwe. [2] [10] [11] He received his first cap for Zimbabwe in 2015 playing against Tunisia in the African Nations Cup. [12]

Rugby League career

Amateur career

Nyemba played for Carluke Tigers. [13]

Outside of rugby

Nyemba works as a Physiotherapist in the NHS. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Glasgow Under-16 Game Switched To Cartha - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  2. 1 2 "The first ten years : A short history of the short history of Glasgow Hawks RFC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Derby day opener". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  4. ↑ "FOTO30_N.NYEMBA_HAWKS.jpg - FOTOSPORT". fotosportuk.photoshelter.com.
  5. ↑ "Nico signs for Blaydon". old.glasgowhawks.com.
  6. ↑ Nicolo Nyemba (15 June 2015). "Nico Nyemba 2014 15 Highlights" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "National Three: Nyemba off mark as Rowntree earns Ilkley rare win to move away from trouble". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Macclesfield 41 - 15 Blaydon". 17 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Third Win For Warriors Back-Up - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sables preps against Namibia in shambles". 12 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sables pack reshuffled - The Herald". www.herald.co.zw.
  12. ↑ "Ilkley hook international Nyemba as they prepare to tackle Lymm". York Press. 17 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Nico Nyemba - 1st Team - Carluke Tigers RLFC". www.pitchero.com.
  14. ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nico-nyemba-88706948 [ self-published source ]


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