Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 21st January, 1975
- Current Age
- 38 years and 149 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Known Family Links
- Cousin
- Nigel Vagana
Biography
One of the tallest players to ever represent NZ, forward Joe Vagana represented Western Samoa in 1995’s World Cup before making his Test debut with the Kiwis the following year. He spent six seasons with the Warriors’ after the club’s debut in the ARL, but following the Kiwis’ World Cup campaign in 2000, in which Vagana appeared in 6 matches, he shifted to England and played for the Bradford Bulls. He was a member of the Bradford team which won the English Challenge Cup and Super League grand final in 2003.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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International | ||||||||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Samoa | 1995 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | ||||
| New Zealand | 1996-00 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1995-2000 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 66.67% | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Samoa | 1995 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | ||||
| New Zealand | 1996-2000 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | ||||
| Overall | 1995-2000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | |||||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Auckland | ARL 1995 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1996 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | ||||
| Auckland | Super League 1997 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | ||||
| Auckland | NRL 1998 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 36.36% | ||||
| Auckland | NRL 1999 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | ||||
| Auckland | NRL 2000 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 33.33% | ||||
| Overall | 1995-2000 | 115 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 65 | 2 | 41.74% | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Warriors | 1995-00 | 115 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 48 | 65 | 2 | 41.74% | ||||
| Overall | 1995-2000 | 115 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 65 | 2 | 41.74% | ||||
English League Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2001 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League VI 2001 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 79.31% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2002 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League VII 2002 | 30 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 80.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2003 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League VIII 2003 | 28 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 78.57% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League IX 2004 | 27 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 70.37% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2004 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League X 2005 | 31 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 67.74% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League XI 2006 | 31 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 58.06% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2006 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League XII 2007 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 61.54% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2007 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | ||||
| Bradford | Super League XIII 2008 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.89% | ||||
| Bradford | Challenge Cup 2008 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Overall | 2001-2008 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 161 | 70 | 6 | 67.93% | ||||
English League Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Bradford | 2001-08 | 237 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 161 | 70 | 6 | 67.93% | ||||
| Overall | 2001-2008 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 161 | 70 | 6 | 67.93% | ||||
All English Club Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Bradford | 2001-08 | 240 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 164 | 70 | 6 | 68.33% | ||||
| Overall | 2001-2008 | ? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:09:35 +1000 (Sydney time)

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