Ugo Monye
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
Source: https://www.theguardian.com
He had his DNA tested through MyHeritage DNA. He has the following ethnicity:
* 86.4% Nigerian
* 6.3% Kenyan
* 3.7% West African
* 2.8% Central Asian
* 0.8% Ashkenazi Jewish
https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/09/rugby-legends-discover-their-roots-with-myheritage-dna/
0,8% Ashkenazi Jewish? Bearboy/Jackson9 would go crazy if he was a rugby fan.
Btw Ugo is doing a magnificent job in commenting England games at current RWC in Japan for ITV.
He currently works as pundit for BT Sport and The Guardian
Add tag Igbo.