Edmoore Takaendesa
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| Full name | Edmoore Takaendesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1980 | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
 Old Hararians RG Heidelberg |
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| correct as of 5 March 2010. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 – | Germany | 10 | (0) |
| correct as of 5 March 2010. | |||
Edmoore Takaendesa (born 11 November 1980)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
He made his debut for Germany on 19 April 2008 against the Ukraine.
Takaendesa originally hails from Zimbabwe, a country he last played for in 2000, after which he moved to Germany. In Zimbabwe, he played for Old Hararians.[2] He was educated at the Prince Edward School there.[3] He is one of a number of Zimbabweans that left their country to play rugby in Germany.[4]
Contents
Honours
National team
- European Nations Cup – Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Edmoore Takaendesa's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[5]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2007–08 | RG Heidelberg | Rugby-Bundesliga | 14 | 2nd – Runners-up | ||||
| 2008–09 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2nd – Semi-finals | ||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th – Semi-finals | ||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006–2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 2 | 0 | Champions |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 7 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2008 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 5 March 2010
References
- ↑ Edmoore Takaendesa profile at scrum.com accessed: 21 March 2010
- ↑ Sables Would Have Been World-Class allafrica.com, accessed: 5 March 2010
- ↑ Former Prince Edward Star Player Praises School Boy Rugby zimbabwemetro.com, accessed: 5 March 2010
- ↑ Rugby Icon Dinha Speaks On Career Zimbabwe Independent, published: 9 July 2009, accessed: 5 March 2010
- ↑ Edmoore Takaendesa profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: March 2010
External links
- Edmoore Takaendesa at scrum.com
- (German) Edmoore Takaendesa at totalrugby.de
- (German) Edmoore Takaendesa at the DRV website
Categories:
- Articles with German-language external links
- EngvarB from May 2013
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Zimbabwean rugby union players
- German rugby union players
- Germany international rugby union players
- RG Heidelberg players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Alumni of Prince Edward School
- Zimbabwean emigrants to Germany
