Freddie Ngoza

Thato Frederick Ntandyenkosi Ngoza (born 20 October 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the Falcons (rugby union) in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is as a loose-forward or a lock.

Career

Youth

He represented the at the 2008 Under–18 Academy Week and the 2009 Under–18 Craven Week tournaments. He then joined the Griffons and played for the team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament.

Griffons

He was included in the side for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut when he started in a 60–0 defeat to . He also featured the following match against the .

Free State Cheetahs

He played for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions. In 2013, he was included in the Vodacom Cup side and made two substitute appearances, also scoring a last-minute try in their match against the

He was included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, but actually made his Currie Cup debut during a loan spell at former side , coming on as a substitute against the .

Blue Bulls

Ngoza signed a deal with Pretoria-based side the for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Varsity Cup

Ngoza also played Varsity Cup rugby for , representing them in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Statistics

First class career Season Teams Super Rugby Currie Cup Vodacom Cup Other Total Apps Pts Apps Pts Apps Pts Apps Pts Apps Pts 2011 — — — — 2 0 — — 2 0 2013 — — 4 0 2 5 — — 6 5 Griffons — — 5 5 — — — — 5 5 2015 Free State Cheetahs — — 2 0 5 0 — — 7 0 Griffons — — 6 0 — — — — 6 0 Griffons Total — — 11 5 2 0 — — 13 5 Free State Cheetahs Total — — 6 0 7 5 — — 13 5 Career Total — — 17 5 9 5 — — 26 10