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{{Short description|Former New Zealand and Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| playername = Nigel Vagana
|name = Nigel Vagana
|fullname = Nigel Faletoese Vagana
| image =
| fullname = Nigel Vagana
|image = Nigel Vagana Kiwis.jpg
|image_size = 290
| height = 6 ft 0 ins (1.83 m)
|position = {{rlp|WG|CE|FE}}
| weight = 13 st 9 lbs (87 kg)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|02|07}}
| nickname = Pablo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=642 |title=Nigel Vagana player profile |publisher=Bulldogs (official website) |accessdate= 2007-05-31}}</ref> Chiko<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.souths.com.au/my_team/player.asp?PlayerID=2533 |title=Nigel Vagana player profile |publisher=South Sydney Rabbitohs (official website) |accessdate= 2007-05-31}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1975|2|7}}
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| cityofbirth = [[Auckland]]
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| countryofbirth = [[New Zealand]]
|retired = yes
| currentclub = South Sydney
|club1 = [[Auckland Warriors]]
| clubnumber = 3
|year1start = 1996
| position = Centre / Five-Eighth
|year1end =
| youthyears =
|appearances1 = 1
| youthclubs = [[Richmond Bulldogs]]
|tries1 = 0
| years = 1996<br>1997<br>1998 &#x2010; 00<br>2001 &#x2010; 03<br>2004 &#x2010; 06<br>2007 &#x2010;
|goals1 = 0
| clubs = Auckland<br>Warrington<br>Auckland<br>Canterbury<br>Cronulla<br>South Sydney
|fieldgoals1 = 0
| caps(points) = ?? (0)<br>30 (88)<br>?? (148)<br>79 (244)<br>61 (128)<br>16 (24)
|points1 = 0
| repyears = 1995 &#x2010; <br />1998 &#x2010; 06
|club2 = [[Warrington Wolves]]
| repteam = [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]]<br />[[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]
|year2start = 1997
| repcaps(points) = <br />37
|year2end =
| pcupdate =
|appearances2 = 20
| repupdate =
|tries2 = 17
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 68
|club3 = [[Auckland Warriors]]
|year3start = 1998
|year3end = 00
|appearances3 = 70
|tries3 = 37
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 148
|club4 = {{nowrap|[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury Bulldogs]]}}
|year4start = 2001
|year4end = 03
|appearances4 = 76
|tries4 = 61
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 244
|club5 = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla Sharks]]
|year5start = 2004
|year5end = 06
|appearances5 = 61
|tries5 = 32
|goals5 = 0
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 128
|club6 = [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|year6start = 2007
|year6end = 08
|appearances6 = 32
|tries6 = 10
|goals6 = 0
|fieldgoals6 = 0
|points6 = 40
|teamA = [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]]
|yearAstart = 2007
|yearAend = 08
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 2
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 8
|teamB = [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]
|yearBstart = 1998
|yearBend = 06
|appearancesB = 37
|triesB = 19
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 76
|updated = 11 December 2019
|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/nigel-vagana/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
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| father =
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| education = [[St Paul's College, Auckland]]
| alma_mater =
| relatives = [[Joe Vagana]] (cousin)<br>[[Linda Vagana]] (cousin)
}}
}}
}}
'''Nigel Vagana''' (born [[February 7]] [[1975]] in [[Auckland, New Zealand]]) is a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby league]] player for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] in the [[National Rugby League]] competition.


'''Nigel Faletoese Vagana''' (born 7 February 1975), also known by the [[nickname]]s of '''"Pablo"''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=642|title=Nigel Vagana player profile|publisher=Bulldogs (official website)|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830155747/http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=642|archive-date=30 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and '''"Chiko"''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.souths.com.au/my_team/player.asp?PlayerID=2533|title=Nigel Vagana player profile|publisher=South Sydney Rabbitohs (official website)|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013236/http://www.souths.com.au/my_team/player.asp?PlayerID=2533|archive-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a {{rlp|wg|ce}} and {{rlp|fe}}. A [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] and [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa international]] representative, he retired as the Kiwis' all-time top try-scorer with 19. Vagana played club football in New Zealand for the [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]], in England for [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]], and in Australia for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] and the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]. Vagana represented the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand national team]] 32 times between 1998 and 2006, including playing in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000 World Cup]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> He is also the cousin of [[Bradford Bulls]] prop-forward [[Joe Vagana]], and former Silver Ferns netball player [[Linda Vagana]].
Vagana also previously played for the (then) [[New Zealand Warriors|Auckland Warriors]], [[Canterbury Bulldogs]], [[Cronulla Sharks]] and [[Warrington Wolves]].


==Background==
Vagana has represented the [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand national team]] on thirty-two separate occasions between 1998 and 2006, including playing in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000 World Cup]].
Of [[Samoans|Samoan]] descent, Vagana was born in [[Auckland, New Zealand]] on 7 February 1975. Vagana played for the Auckland Colts at {{rlp|fb}} in the grand final of the [[1995 Lion Red Cup]], scoring a try in his side's loss.


==Playing career==
His position of choice is at [[Rugby League positions|centre]]; however he has played at [[Rugby League positions#Stand-off|five-eighth]] during his career on several occasions. Vagana announced his retirement from international rugby league following the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 Tri Nations]] series.
===1990s===
Vagana was selected as part of the [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa national team]] for the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]], but did not play a game. During the [[1996 Auckland Warriors season]] Vagana made his first Premiership appearance for the club at centre. He also was selected in the New Zealand team that competed in the [[Super League World Nines]] tournament in Fiji. The side won the title, New Zealand's first world trophy.


Vagana left New Zealand to play in 1997's [[Super League II]] season for English club [[Warrington Wolves]] at {{rlp|fe}}. The following year he returned to Auckland and resumed playing at centre for the Warriors in the newly formed [[National Rugby League]] alongside his cousin [[Joe Vagana]]. He was selected to make his début for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand national team]] in the [[1998 Anzac Test]] against Australia from the internchange bench. Vagana finished the [[1998 Auckland Warriors season]] as the club's top [[Try (rugby)|try]] scorer.
Vagana is also the cousin of [[Bradford Bulls]] prop-forward [[Joe Vagana]] and former Silver Ferns netball player [[Linda Vagana]].


Vagana finished the [[1999 Auckland Warriors season]] second only to [[Stacey Jones]] in total tries scored for the club. He was selected for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand team]] to compete in the end of season [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations|1999 Tri-Nations]] tournament. In the final against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] he played on the wing and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss. He was the tournament's top try-scorer.
==Career playing statistics==
===Point scoring summary===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Games !! Tries !! Goals !! F/G !! Points
|-
| 237 || 154 || - || - || 616
|-
|}


===Matches played===
===2000s===
Vagana was selected to play for New Zealand on the wing in the [[2000 Anzac Test]]. He finished the [[2000 Auckland Warriors season]] as the club's top try-scorer. Vagana was then selected in the New Zealand squad for the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000 World Cup]]. The Kiwis reached the final against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]], and he played on the wing in the loss to the Kangaroos.
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Team !! Matches !! Years
|-
| Auckland Warriors || 68 || 1996 & 1998 - 2000
|-
| Warrington Wolves || 30 || 1997
|-
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs || 79 || 2001 - 2003
|-
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks || 60 || 2004 - 2006
|-
| New Zealand || 32 || 1998 - 2006
|-
| South Sydney || 16 || 2007 -
|}Nigel Vagana has played the second most games for New Zealand with 32 games.


Vagana commenced playing for Sydney's [[Bulldogs RLFC|Canterbury-Bankstown]] for the [[2001 NRL season]]. At the 2001 Dally M Awards Vagana was named the NRL's centre of the year.
He has signed a two year contract with NRL club [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]], starting in 2007.


In April 2002, Vagana became the first Canterbury player since 1942 to score five tries in a match.<ref>{{cite news
==The Vagana look==
| last = Steve Mascord and Brad Walter
| title = One-man band Vagana puts on a five-star performance
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| place =Australia
| publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
| date = 2002-04-06
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/05/1017206265015.html
| access-date = 2010-07-28}}</ref> That season he was the League's top try-scorer. At the [[2002 Dally M Awards]] Vagana was named the NRL's centre of the year. He was selected to go on the [[2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France]], playing at centre. [[Clinton Toopi]] broke his hand in a scuffle with Vagana during a team drinking session after the second test. Team management initially tried to cover up the incident, claiming the injury occurred during the match, before media found out and had a field day. Vagana played in all five test matches of the tour.


During the [[2002 NRL season]] the ladder-leading Canterbury were stripped of 37 competition points and given then-record breaking fines for [[salary cap]] breaches, meaning they finished the season with the wooden spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2010/04/22/history-of-nrl-salary-cap-breaches/|title=History of NRL Salary Cap breaches|website=NRL|date=22 April 2010 }}</ref>
Nigel througout his career has often sported a beard. Nigel has admitted copying this look from English hero Christopher Elcock, who first wore a beard in this style in 1986. The look is now commonly known as a 'Vagana' in all nations which play the great game of Rugby League.

Nigel from thsi look has earned endorsments from 3 razor companies and 1 shaving foam company.
Vagana moved to another Sydney club, the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] for the [[2004 NRL season]]. He was selected to play for New Zealand at fullback in the [[2004 Anzac Test]]. Vagana finished the [[2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season]] at the club's top try-scorer. In the post-season [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2004 Tri-Nations]] tournament Vagana was selected to play in the centres for [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in all four of their matches.

Vagana was selected play for New Zealand at centre in the [[2005 Anzac Test]]. At the end of the season he was selected to go to Britain with the Kiwis for the [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2005 Tri-Nations]] tournament, playing at {{rlp|fe}} in all matches, including the final in which they defeated Australia.
[[File:NIGEL VAGANA .jpg|thumb|175 px|right|Vagana with the Samoan [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008 World Cup]] side.]]
Vagana was selected to play for New Zealand at {{rlp|fe}} in the [[2006 Anzac Test]]. He was selected to represent New Zealand in the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 Tri-Nations]] tournament, playing at {{rlp|fe}} in the final which was lost to Australia. Vagana announced his retirement from international rugby league following the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 Tri Nations]] series.

Vagana signed a two-year contract with NRL club [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]], starting in 2007, expiring at the end of 2008. At the end of the [[2007 NRL season]] the [[2007 All Golds tour]] took place, celebrating the centenary of the [[1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain]], which saw the first games of rugby league ever played in the Southern hemisphere. Vagana came out of international retirement to play for an invitational "All Golds" side against Great Britain.
The 2008 season was Vagana's last in the NRL. Although already retired, Vagana was named in the [[Samoa national rugby league team#2008 World Cup squad|Samoa]] squad for the post-season [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008 World Cup]],<ref name="Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref> and captained the side in the tournament, scoring tries in both their matches.

==Honours==
*2001 - [[Dally M Awards|Dally M]] Centre of the Year <ref>{{cite web|title=Nigel Vagana - Career Stats & Results|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/nigel-vagana/summary.html|website=Rugby League Project|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
*2002 - [[Dally M Awards|Dally M]] Centre of the Year

==Post playing==
Following his retirement from the playing field, Vagana became a [[National Rugby League]] education and welfare officer.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Dekker
| first = Diana
| title = In a league of their own
| work = The Dominion Post
| place =New Zealand
| publisher = Fairfax New Zealand Limited
| date = 2010-07-10
| url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/3904828/In-a-league-of-their-own
| access-date = 2010-07-28}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823100231/http://nzrl.sitesuite.ws/page/nigel_vagana.html International player profile]
*[http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=642 Canterbury Bulldogs profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013236/http://www.souths.com.au/my_team/player.asp?PlayerID=2533 Nigel Vagana Souths Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060428005320/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Nigel_Vagana.html Statistics at stats.rleague.com]
*{{IMDb name|9960251}}


{{Western Samoa 1995 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
*[http://nzrl.sitesuite.ws/page/nigel_vagana.html International player profile]
{{New Zealand squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
*[http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=642 Nigel Vagana Bulldogs Profile]
{{New Zealand 2004 Rugby League Tri Nations squad}}
*[http://www.souths.com.au/my_team/player.asp?PlayerID=2533 Nigel Vagana Souths Profile]
{{New Zealand - 2005 Tri-nations champions}}
*[http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Nigel_Vagana.html Scoring record]
{{New Zealand 2006 Rugby League Tri Nations squad}}
*[http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/07/10/04/RUGBYL_World_Cup.html WARRIORS PROP OPTS FOR SAMOA]
{{Samoa 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{National Rugby League top try scorers}}
{{NRL Scored 5 Tries}}
{{Richmond Team of the Century}}


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Nigel Vagana
Personal information
Full nameNigel Faletoese Vagana
Born (1975-02-07) 7 February 1975 (age 49)
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
2007–08 Samoa 2 2 0 0 8
1998–06 New Zealand 37 19 0 0 76
Source: [1]
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",[2] and "Chiko",[3] 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, he retired as the Kiwis' all-time top try-scorer with 19. 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. Vagana represented the New Zealand national team 32 times between 1998 and 2006, including playing in the 2000 World Cup.[1] He is also the cousin of Bradford Bulls prop-forward Joe Vagana, and former Silver Ferns netball player Linda Vagana.

Background

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Of Samoan descent, Vagana was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 7 February 1975. Vagana played for the Auckland Colts at fullback in the grand final of the 1995 Lion Red Cup, scoring a try in his side's loss.

Playing career

[edit]

1990s

[edit]

Vagana was selected as part of the Samoa national team for the 1995 World Cup, but did not play a game. During the 1996 Auckland Warriors season Vagana made his first Premiership appearance for the club at centre. He also was selected in the New Zealand team that competed in the Super League World Nines tournament in Fiji. The side won the title, New Zealand's first world trophy.

Vagana left New Zealand to play in 1997's Super League II season for English club Warrington Wolves at five-eighth. The following year he returned to Auckland and resumed playing at centre for the Warriors in the newly formed National Rugby League alongside his cousin Joe Vagana. He was selected to make his début for the New Zealand national team in the 1998 Anzac Test against Australia from the internchange bench. Vagana finished the 1998 Auckland Warriors season as the club's top try scorer.

Vagana finished the 1999 Auckland Warriors season second only to Stacey Jones in total tries scored for the club. He was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played on the wing and scored a try in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss. He was the tournament's top try-scorer.

2000s

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Vagana was selected to play for New Zealand on the wing in the 2000 Anzac Test. He finished the 2000 Auckland Warriors season as the club's top try-scorer. Vagana was then selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2000 World Cup. The Kiwis reached the final against Australia, and he played on the wing in the loss to the Kangaroos.

Vagana commenced playing for Sydney's Canterbury-Bankstown for the 2001 NRL season. At the 2001 Dally M Awards Vagana was named the NRL's centre of the year.

In April 2002, Vagana became the first Canterbury player since 1942 to score five tries in a match.[4] That season he was the League's top try-scorer. At the 2002 Dally M Awards Vagana was named the NRL's centre of the year. He was selected to go on the 2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, playing at centre. Clinton Toopi broke his hand in a scuffle with Vagana during a team drinking session after the second test. Team management initially tried to cover up the incident, claiming the injury occurred during the match, before media found out and had a field day. Vagana played in all five test matches of the tour.

During the 2002 NRL season the ladder-leading Canterbury were stripped of 37 competition points and given then-record breaking fines for salary cap breaches, meaning they finished the season with the wooden spoon.[5]

Vagana moved to another Sydney club, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2004 NRL season. He was selected to play for New Zealand at fullback in the 2004 Anzac Test. Vagana finished the 2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season at the club's top try-scorer. In the post-season 2004 Tri-Nations tournament Vagana was selected to play in the centres for New Zealand in all four of their matches.

Vagana was selected play for New Zealand at centre in the 2005 Anzac Test. At the end of the season he was selected to go to Britain with the Kiwis for the 2005 Tri-Nations tournament, playing at five-eighth in all matches, including the final in which they defeated Australia.

Vagana with the Samoan 2008 World Cup side.

Vagana was selected to play for New Zealand at five-eighth in the 2006 Anzac Test. He was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2006 Tri-Nations tournament, playing at five-eighth in the final which was lost to Australia. Vagana announced his retirement from international rugby league following the 2006 Tri Nations series.

Vagana signed a two-year contract with NRL club South Sydney, starting in 2007, expiring at the end of 2008. At the end of the 2007 NRL season the 2007 All Golds tour took place, celebrating the centenary of the 1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, which saw the first games of rugby league ever played in the Southern hemisphere. Vagana came out of international retirement to play for an invitational "All Golds" side against Great Britain. The 2008 season was Vagana's last in the NRL. Although already retired, Vagana was named in the Samoa squad for the post-season 2008 World Cup,[6] and captained the side in the tournament, scoring tries in both their matches.

Honours

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Post playing

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Following his retirement from the playing field, Vagana became a National Rugby League education and welfare officer.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Nigel Vagana player profile". Bulldogs (official website). Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Nigel Vagana player profile". South Sydney Rabbitohs (official website). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  4. ^ Steve Mascord and Brad Walter (6 April 2002). "One-man band Vagana puts on a five-star performance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  5. ^ "History of NRL Salary Cap breaches". NRL. 22 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Nigel Vagana - Career Stats & Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ Dekker, Diana (10 July 2010). "In a league of their own". The Dominion Post. New Zealand: Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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