Nigel Vagana

Auckland winger/centre, the cousin of Test forward Joe Vagana, played a season with Warrington in 1997 before returning to the Warriors. Vagana made his Test debut the following year and has proved to be a consistent try scoring at club and international level. In 1999 Vagana (along with captain Matthew Ridge) was suspended for three matches for ‘man-handling’ the referee in a match against Balmain. A member of NZ’s World Cup squad in 2000, Vagana has played fullback, centre, winger and five-eighth at Test level. He joined the Bulldogs in 2001 following the change of ownership of the Auckland club but the move paid dividends, winning the ‘Dally M’ centre-of-the-year award. In early 2002, in a match against Souths, Vagana scored a club record-equalling 5 tries in a match but following the club’s salary cap problems he signed with Cronulla for 2004. Vagana was a regular in the NZ team in ensuing years, often playing five-eighth, and was instrumental in the Kiwis success in the 2005 Tri Nations final. After signing with Souths for 2007 Vagana retired from international football after the Kiwis 16-12 loss to Australia in extra-time in the final of the 2006 Tri-Nations competition.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	1998-06	37	19	-				-	76	17	18	2	45.95%
Samoa	2008	2	2	-				-	8	1	1	0	50.00%
Overall	1998-2008	39	21	0				0	84	18	19	2	46.15%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	1998-2002	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Samoa	2008	2	-	-				-	-	2	0	0	100.00%
Overall	2002-2007	3	0	0				0		3	0	0	100.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	1998-2000	5	3	-				-	12	4	1	0	80.00%
Samoa	2008	2	2	-				-	8	1	1	0	50.00%
Overall	2000-2008	7	5	0				0	20	5	2	0	71.43%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Auckland	ARL 1996	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Auckland	NRL 1998	23	13	-				-	52	8	15	0	34.78%
Auckland	NRL 1999	21	12	-				-	48	10	11	0	47.62%
Auckland	NRL 2000	26	12	-				-	48	8	16	2	30.77%
Bulldogs	NRL 2001	26	16	-				-	64	15	8	3	57.69%
Bulldogs	NRL 2002	24	23	-				-	92	20	3	1	83.33%
Bulldogs	NRL 2003	26	22	-				-	88	16	10	0	61.54%
Cronulla	NRL 2004	18	12	-				-	48	8	10	0	44.44%
Cronulla	NRL 2005	25	12	-				-	48	12	13	0	48.00%
Cronulla	NRL 2006	18	8	-				-	32	8	10	0	44.44%
South Sydney	NRL 2007	25	7	-				-	28	12	13	0	48.00%
South Sydney	NRL 2008	7	3	-				-	12	1	6	0	14.29%
Overall	1996-2008	240	140	0				0	560	118	116	6	49.17%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Auckland	1996, 1998-00	71	37	-				-	148	26	43	2	36.62%
Bulldogs	2001-03	76	61	-				-	244	51	21	4	67.11%
Cronulla	2004-06	61	32	-				-	128	28	33	0	45.90%
South Sydney	2007-08	32	10	-				-	40	13	19	0	40.63%
Overall	1996-2008	240	140	0				0	560	118	116	6	49.17%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Bulldogs	2001, 2003	5	3	-				-	12	1	4	0	20.00%
Cronulla	2004-2005	1	1	-				-	4	0	1	0	0.00%
South Sydney	2007	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	2001-2007	7	4	0				0	16	1	6	0	14.29%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Warrington	Super League II 1997	?	17	-				-	68
Overall	1997	?	21	0				0	84	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Warrington	1997	?	-	-				-	-	?	?	?	?
Overall	1997	?	21	0				0	84	?	?	?	?

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