Lesley Vainikolo

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo
Born
Friday, 4th May, 1979
Current Age
44 years and 330 days
Place Of Birth
Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Biography

Powerhouse Junior Kiwi (and a schoolboy sprint champion) played for Auckland Warriors’ lower grades before giving good service to the Raiders during his four seasons with the club. A powerful winger, one of NZ’s best players during the 2000 World Cup, Vainikolo joined the exodus of Australian club players bound for England at the end of 2001. ‘The Volcano’ debuted for Super League premiers Bradford in the World Club Challenge win against Newcastle in January 2002. Vainikolo was a try-scorer for the Bulls when the club won the English Challenge Cup in 2003 and was also a member of the team which captured the double – the Super League grand final – the same year. Vanikolo was also on the wing for Bradford in the club’s 2005 success and the 30-10 victory over the W’Tigers in the World Club Challenge in 2006.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 69 35 -   - 140 40 27 2 57.97% List
NRL Finals 4 1 -   - 4 2 2 0 50.00% List
Anzac Tests 3 2 -   - 8 0 3 0 0.00% List
Tri-Nations 4 1 -   - 4 2 2 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches New Zealand 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
World Cup 5 9 -   - 36 4 1 0 80.00% List
World Club Challenge 3 2 -   - 8 3 0 0 100.00% List
Challenge Cup 13 10 -   - 40 9 4 0 69.23% List
Super League 136 136 1   - 546 99 35 2 72.79% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1999-00, 2004, 2006 14 14 -   - 56 7 7 0 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1999-2000 5 9 -   - 36 4 1 0 80.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra NRL 1998 19 8 -   - 32 13 6 0 68.42% List
Canberra NRL 1999 20 9 -   - 36 10 9 1 50.00% List
Canberra NRL 2000 22 13 -   - 52 14 8 0 63.64% List
Canberra NRL 2001 8 5 -   - 20 3 4 1 37.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra 1998-01 69 35 -   - 140 40 27 2 57.97% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2002 22 11 -   - 44 15 7 0 68.18% List
Bradford 2003 32 27 -   - 108 27 5 0 84.38% List
Bradford 2004 28 39 -   - 156 19 8 1 67.86% List
Bradford 2005 23 34 -   - 136 18 5 0 78.26% List
Bradford 2006 27 18 -   - 72 17 9 1 62.96% List
Bradford 2007 20 19 1   - 78 15 5 0 75.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2002-07 152 148 1   - 594 111 39 2 73.03% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Cymru RL, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World