Birth name | Yannick N'Gog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yannick N'Gog (born 21 May 1982 in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French rugby union wing who went on a three-week trial with the Scarlets from SU Agen in 2008. He previously played for Bayonne and the French national Sevens team. He made his debut for the Scarlets on 9 January 2009, and became the first Frenchman ever to play for either Llanelli RFC or the Scarlets. [1] N'Gog was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent. [2]
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