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Nigel Vagana
Personal information
Full nameNigel Vagana
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 9 lb (87 kg)
PositionCentre / Five-Eighth

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.

Vagana also previously played for the (then) Auckland Warriors, Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks and Warrington Wolves.

Vagana has represented the New Zealand national team on thirty-two separate occasions between 1998 and 2006, including playing in the 2000 World Cup.

His position of choice is at centre; however he has played at five-eighth during his career on several occasions. Vagana announced his retirement from international rugby league following the 2006 Tri Nations series.

Vagana is also the cousin of Bradford Bulls prop-forward Joe Vagana and former Silver Ferns netball player Linda Vagana.

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

Games Tries Goals F/G Points
237 154 - - 616

Matches played

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.

He has signed a two year contract with NRL club South Sydney, starting in 2007.

The Vagana look

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.

References

  1. ^ "Nigel Vagana player profile". Bulldogs (official website). Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  2. ^ "Nigel Vagana player profile". South Sydney Rabbitohs (official website). Retrieved 2007-05-31.

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