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Ugo Monye

Birth name
Ugochukwu Chiedozie Chinye-Monye
Birthplace
13 April, 1983
Date of birth
Islington, London, England, U.K.
Date of death
Ethnicity
Nigerian [Igbo]
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Monye in 2011, photo by sportsphotographer.eu /Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Ugochukwu Chiedozie Chinye-Monye

Date of Birth: Islington, London, England, U.K.

Place of Birth: 13 April, 1983

Ethnicity: Nigerian [Igbo]

Ugo Monye is a British international rugby union player, and sports pundit. A wing, centre, and full-back, he played for Harlequins; and for the England national team, British & Irish Lions, and England Saxons, and the England sevens team.

Ugo is of Nigerian Igbo descent. He is a practising Christian.

A MyHeritage DNA test taken by Ugo stated that his genetic ancestry is:

*86.4% Nigerian *6.3% Kenyan *3.7% West African *2.8% Central Asian *0.8% Ashkenazi Jewish

*86.4% Nigerian *6.3% Kenyan *3.7% West African *2.8% Central Asian *0.8% Ashkenazi Jewish

Source: https://www.theguardian.com