Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo
- Born
- Friday, 4th May, 1979
- Current Age
- 46 years and 329 days
- Place Of Birth
- Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Super League
- 2003, 2005
- Challenge Cup
- 2003
- World Club Challenge
- 2002, 2004, 2006
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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 14 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 7 | 7 | 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 | ||||
| World Cup | - | 5 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League/NRL Premiership | - | 69 | 35 | - | - | 140 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 57.97% | List | ||||
| Super League/NRL Finals | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | 2 | 136 | 136 | 1 | - | 546 | 99 | 35 | 2 | 72.79% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | 13 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 13 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 136 | 136 | 1 | - | 546 | 99 | 35 | 2 | 72.79% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 235 | 197 | 1 | - | 790 | 167 | 81 | 4 | 71.06% | List | |||||
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 | ||||
Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | Super League 1997 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | List | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
Super League/NRL Premiership - 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 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 77.27% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2003 | 32 | 27 | - | - | 108 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 106.25% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2004 | 28 | 39 | - | - | 156 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2005 | 23 | 34 | - | - | 136 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 95.65% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2006 | 27 | 18 | - | - | 72 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2007 | 20 | 19 | 1 | - | 78 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 90.00% | 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, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
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