Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo
- Born
- Friday, 4th May, 1979
- Current Age
- 44 years and 209 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
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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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, 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
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