Chunya Munga
Date of birth (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 23)[1]
Place of birthReading, England
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)[2]
SchoolLeighton Park School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2023 London Irish ()
2019 Hartpury (loan) ()
2023- Northampton Saints ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 England U-18 3
2020 England U-20 1

Chunya Munga (born 2 September 2000) is an English rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints in the Rugby Premiership.

Early life

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Munga started playing rugby union at ten years-old at his local club Reading Abbey.[3] He attended Leighton Park School where he served as Head Boy.[4]

Career

Munga joined the London Irish Academy at the age of 14 years-old, having been a supporter of the club growing up.[5]

Hartpury (loan)

In 2019, Munya played on loan at RFU Championship side Hartpury, scoring a try on debut against Doncaster Knights in October 2019.[6]

London Irish

Munga made his London Irish debut during the 2019-20 season against Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby Cup. He made his league debut in the Rugby Premiership later that season against Saracens.[7]

He had made 18 senior club appearances for London Irish prior to signing a new contract with the club in 2021.[8] He was up to 45 appearances by the time of another new contract in January 2023.[9] In March 2023 he made his fiftieth appearance for the club.[10] In June 2023, London Irish went into administration, he had made 53 league appearances for London Irish before they liquidated.[11]

Northampton Saints

Munya became the first former London Irish player to find a new club when he signed for Rugby Premiership side Northampton Saints in June 2023.[12]

International career

An England U18 and England U20 international,[3] in 2021 he was called up by the England national rugby union team head coach Eddie Jones to train with the senior England rugby union team.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Chunya Munga". itsrugby. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Chunya Munga". All.Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Mockford, Sarah (8 September 2021). "Hotshot: London Irish lock Chunya Munga". Rugby World. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ "HEAD BOY TO HERO: CHUNYA JOINS THE ENGLAND RUGBY SQUAD". 17 July 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ^ Yamani, Louis (October 5, 2021). "Chunya Munga Raring To Bounce Back From Injury". Chiswick Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ^ Lyles, Robert (14 October 2019). "London Irish forward scores on Hartpury debut, two tries for England wing and RFU cup draws – the big Gloucestershire rugby stories". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ Vickers, Tom (29 November 2023). "The big interview: Tom Vickers talks to Saints lock Chunya Munga". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ Wood, Matthew (30 June 2021). "Chunya Munga pens new deal with London Irish". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Chunya Munga: London Irish forward agrees new contract". bbc.co.uk. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Chunya Munga of The London Irish joins Alex Corbisiero on The Scrum Down Show". Yardbarker.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Chunya Munga & Tarek Haffar: Northampton Saints sign London Irish forwards". bbcsport. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  12. ^ Heagney, Liam (14 June 2023). "Chunya Munga becomes first London Irish player to find a new club".
  13. ^ Heagney, Liam (10 June 2021). "'He's got something about him': The unknown 20-year-old lock called up by England". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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