Nigel Vagana

Nigel Faletoese Vagana who was born on 7 February 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand, also is known by the nicknames of "Pablo" and "Chiko", and is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a wing, centre and five-eighth . A New Zealand and Samoa international representative, he retired as the Kiwis' all-time top try-scorer with 19. Vagana played club football in New Zealand for the Warriors, in England for Warrington, and in Australia for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Vagana represented the New Zealand national team 32 times between 1998 and 2006, including playing in the 2000 World Cup. He is also the cousin of Bradford Bulls prop-forward Joe Vagana, and former Silver Ferns netball player Linda Vagana.