Thato Frederick Ntandyenkosi Ngoza (born 20 October 1991) is a South African professional

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player who last played for the Falcons (rugby union) in the

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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

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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 The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South ...

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

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competitions. In

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, he was included in the

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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 The 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 75th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 10 August to 26 October 2013. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) wa ...

, but actually made his

debut during a loan spell at former side , coming on as a substitute against the .

Blue Bulls

Ngoza signed a deal with

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-based side the for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Varsity Cup

Ngoza also played

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rugby for , representing them in the

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

and

seasons.

Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngoza, Freddy 1991 births Living people People from Piet Retief, Mpumalanga South African rugby union players Free State Cheetahs players Griffons (rugby union) players Southern Kings players Blue Bulls players Eastern Province Elephants players Boland Cavaliers players Valke (rugby union) players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Mpumalanga Leopards (rugby union) players 21st-century South African sportsmen