Theo Cabango is a Welsh

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Cardiff Rugby Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms ...

Club career

Cabango was named in the Cardiff academy squad for the 2021–22 season. He made his debut for Cardiff in the first round of the

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against , starting at wing. This was then followed up with a try scoring appearance in the next game against English Champions Harlequins.

Personal life

Theo Cabango is the younger brother of

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international footballer

Ben Cabango Benjamin George Cabango (born 30 May 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Swansea City and the Wales national team. Early life Cabango was born in Cardiff to an Angolan father and a Welsh mother. He has ...

References

Living people Welsh rugby union players Cardiff Rugby players Rugby union wings Welsh people of Angolan descent 2001 births Rugby union players from Cardiff {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub