Nigel Vagana

Nigel Vagana
Personal information
Full nameNigel Faletoese Vagana
Born (1975-02-07) 7 February 1975
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
PositionWing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Auckland Warriors 1 0 0 0 0
1997 Warrington Wolves 20 17 0 0 68
1998–00 Auckland Warriors 70 37 0 0 148
2001–03 Canterbury Bulldogs 76 61 0 0 244
2004–06 Cronulla Sharks 61 32 0 0 128
2007–08 South Sydney 32 10 0 0 40
Total 260 157 0 0 628
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–06 New Zealand 37 19 0 0 76
2007–08 Samoa 4 4 0 0 16
Source:
EducationSt Paul's College, Auckland
RelativesJoe Vagana (cousin)
Linda Vagana (cousin)

Nigel Faletoese Vagana (born 7 February 1975), also known by the nicknames of "Pablo", and "Chiko", is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a wing, centre and five-eighth.

A New Zealand and Samoa international representative, Vagana retired as the Kiwis' all-time top try-scorer with 19. He represented New Zealand between 1998 and 2006, including at the 2000 World Cup, and captained Samoa at the 2008 World Cup.

Vagana played club football in New Zealand for the Warriors, in England for Warrington, and in Australia for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He is the cousin of his former Warriors teammate Joe Vagana, and also of former Silver Ferns netball player Linda Vagana.


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