Charlie Ngatai
Birth name | Charlie James Ngatai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Ngatai (born 17 August 1990) is a New Zealand professional
Ngatai made his debut for the All Blacks in 2015. He only played one test for New Zealand due to injury impacting his form.
Early and personal life
Ngatai was born in Gisborne to Kirk and Lisa Ngatai.[1] He is of Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui and Te Whakatohea iwi.[2] Ngatai attended Gisborne Boys' High School where he captained the First XV rugby team.[1]
In 2007 Ngatai attended the Sydney Youth Olympics as a sprinter where he competed in the 100m and 4 × 100 m relay.[3] Ngatai has since become well known in rugby for his pace and ball-handling skills.
Ngatai is father to two girls.[1]
Professional career
In 2008, Ngatai made his first class provincial debut at age 18 for Poverty Bay against Wanganui.
In Super Rugby, Ngatai represented the
He also captained the Māori All Blacks against Fiji in Suva on 11 July 2015.
After performing well in Super Rugby player in 2016, Ngatai was re-selected for the All Blacks' 32-man squad to face Wales in the three-test Steinlager series. Ngatai unfortunately withdrew from the squad due to a failure to recover from concussion. Ngatai was replaced in the squad by Moala. Ngatai never made the field for New Zealand again, with his form crippled by injury.
After sustaining the head knock against the Highlanders in May 2016, Ngatai not only missed the Steinlager series, but also remainder of the 2016 season due to on-going concussion symptoms. During this time he contemplated retiring from rugby.[5] however he returned to the professional game in May 2017.[6]
Ngatai recovered from concussion in time to make the Māori All Blacks' squad to face the touring
Prior to the start of the
References
- ^ a b c d Murray Robertson (7 November 2015). "Ngatai sets his sights on All Black midfield". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Charlie Ngatai". All Blacks. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Ngatai". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Ngatai". The Official Website of the Chiefs – Investec Super Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Ngatai: Rugby needs more concussion awareness". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Kris Shannon (4 May 2017). "Rugby: Charlie Ngatai to play first Chiefs match in a year". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2017.