Joe Vagana

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 21st January, 1975
Current Age
49 years and 322 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Honours & Awards

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Test Series
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996, Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1998
Super League
2001, 2003, 2005
Challenge Cup
2003
World Club Challenge
2002, 2004, 2006

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.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Anzac Tests - 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Tri-Nations - 3 1 -   - 4 2 1 0 66.67% List
World Cup - 8 - -   - - 6 2 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches New Zealand - 6 2 -   - 8 6 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 3 8 2 -   - 8 7 0 1 87.50% List
ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 115 9 -   - 36 48 65 2 41.74% List
Super League 3 220 17 0   - 68 150 64 6 68.18% List
Challenge Cup 1 19 2 1   - 10 12 7 0 63.16% List
Super League Finals - 17 - -   - - 12 5 0 70.59% List
World Club Challenge 3 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Samoa 1995   2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
New Zealand 1996-00   25 3 -   - 12 17 7 1 68.00% List
Overall1995-2000   27 3 0   0 12 18 8 1 66.67% List

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% List
New Zealand 1996-2000   6 - -   - - 5 1 0 83.33% List
Overall1995-2000   8 0 0   0 - 6 2 0 75.00% List


Club Career

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Auckland ARL 1995 Winfield Cup   8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List
Auckland ARL 1996 Optus Cup   20 1 -   - 4 10 10 0 50.00% List
Auckland Super League 1997 Telstra Cup   17 - -   - - 7 10 0 41.18% List
Auckland 1998 NRL Premiership   22 2 -   - 8 8 14 0 36.36% List
Auckland 1999 NRL Premiership   24 5 -   - 20 10 14 0 41.67% List
Auckland 2000 NRL Telstra Premiership   24 1 -   - 4 8 14 2 33.33% List

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 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% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2001   34 2 -   - 8 29 6 1 85.29% List
Bradford 2002   32 1 -   - 4 26 8 0 81.25% List
Bradford 2003   32 5 -   - 20 28 6 0 87.50% List
Bradford 2004   29 1 -   - 4 21 9 1 72.41% List
Bradford 2005   33 1 1   - 6 26 10 1 78.79% List
Bradford 2006   34 3 -   - 12 22 13 2 64.71% List
Bradford 2007   29 5 -   - 20 18 11 1 62.07% List
Bradford 2008   19 1 -   - 4 7 13 0 36.84% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2001-08   242 19 1   - 78 165 71 6 68.18% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Terry Liberopoulos, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Cymru RL, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)