"Lesley Vainikolo Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo (born 4 May 1979) is a rugby union and former professional rugby league footballer. A dual code international, he has played for the New Zealand Kiwis in rugby league and England in rugby union. He began his career playing rugby league in Australia for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League and later in England for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He then moved to English rugby union club Gloucester. In both codes, he has usually played as a . Vainikolo was born on 4 May 1979 in Nukualofa, Tonga. He grew"
"this matter to distract him"". He appeared before the Magistrates Court on 2 January 2009, where he was found not guilty. Lesley Vainikolo Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo (born 4 May 1979) is a rugby union and former professional rugby league footballer. A dual code international, he has played for the New Zealand Kiwis in rugby league and England in rugby union. He began his career playing rugby league in Australia for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League and later in England for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He then moved to English rugby union club Gloucester. In"
"of New Zealand, and was left out of Martin Johnson's Elite Squad for 2008–2009. In 2009 Vainikolo was found not guilty after being accused of grievous bodily harm. On 18 December 2008 he was arrested and charged after being accused of assaulting a man in a fight outside a nightclub in Bath. A spokesman for the Gloucester said Vainikolo had not been suspended and there was ""no reason"" for the star to miss the next match. The statement also said ""Lesley vigorously contests this allegation and, as demonstrated this season, remains completely focused on his rugby and will not allow"
"Mako Vunipola Mako Vunipola (born 14 January 1991) is a New Zealand-born English international rugby union player. He plays at loosehead prop for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership, is vice-captain of the England national team and has previously toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2013 and 2017. Vunipola won the award for England Player of the Year in 2018. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Vunipola was raised for much of his childhood in Wales and attended Porth County Community School, and later West Monmouth School. His family then moved to Thornbury, Gloucestershire, and he attended the local comprehensive"
"Billy Vunipola Billy Vunipola (born Viliami Vunipola 3 November 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays at number 8 for Saracens in the English Premiership and for the England national team. Vunipola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Tongan parents, but moved to Wales with his family as a child. He was educated at Porth Infants School and Griffithstown Junior School, and subsequently The Castle School in Thornbury, England, and played junior rugby for Thornbury RFC before winning a scholarship to attend Harrow School. While at Harrow School, Billy joined the Wasps Academy. He made"
"season. Gloucester head coach, Dean Ryan, was delighted with the signing of Vainikolo. Vainikolo was the fourth Bradford Bulls Player to have joined rugby union in the last 6 years after Tevita Vaikona joined Saracens and Henry Paul and former teammate Karl Pryce who also joined Gloucester Rugby. Vainikolo scored five tries on his début for Gloucester against Leeds Carnegie on 16 September 2007. He finished the 07-08 Season joint 4th top try scorer with Worcester wing Miles Benjamin with a total of 9 tries. Vainikolo joined the French side La Rochelle on a two-and-a-half-year deal after leaving Gloucester Rugby"
"Ben Te'o Ben Te'o (born 27 January 1987) is a rugby union footballer who plays outside centre for the Worcester Warriors and England. He previously played rugby league for the Wests Tigers, Brisbane Broncos, Queensland in the State of Origin series and represented Samoa at international level. Te'o was born in Auckland, New Zealand. His father is Samoan and his mother is English. He was a Hibiscus Coast Raiders junior, and was selected to play for the New Zealand Under 16s in 2003 and was also a member of the 2005 Junior Kiwis. He also played rugby union as a"
"1 goal. In August 2007, he was named in Bradford's Team of the Century. Vainikolo made his first international appearance for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1998. He has scored fourteen tries in twelve appearances for his nation, including nine tries in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He was ruled out of both the 2005 and 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations series through injury. He has had major surgery on his knees over recent years. In 2007, Vainikolo signed a three-year deal with rugby union Premiership side Gloucester who finished top of the Aviva Premiership in 2006/07"
"was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He and his wife Sue, run the May Cottage bed and breakfast in Bowness-on-Windermere. Len Casey won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1978 against France, and Wales, in 1980 against Wales, in 1981 against France, and Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France (sub), New Zealand (sub), and Australia, in 1978 against Australia, while at Bradford Northern in 1979 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), while at Hull"
"disrupted with injury, although he still managed to score 34 tries in 23 appearances. During the 2005 rugby league season his contract was due to expire at the end of the season and Vainikolo received what he says was ""a very big offer"" from Gloucester Rugby Club, who play in the Guinness Premiership. However, Vainikolo declined the offer and decided to remain with the Bradford Bulls until the end of the 2009 Super League season. After signing the contract, Vainikolo's coach at the time, Brian Noble stated ""Lesley is a world-class player and was in big demand from both union"
"with the British and Irish Lions. The son of a dairy farmer, Vickery was born to Cornish parents in Barnstaple, Devon, England and says he is proud to be a Cornishman and an Englishman. Educated at Budehaven School, his interest in sport developed as a youngster, and by age 12 he started playing rugby. By the age of 16 he gained his first National Representative honour, being picked for the England Schools U16s group. Vickery left school age 16 and worked as a herdsman on his parents' farm. He remains a qualified cattle inseminator. Vickery has an Oriental tattoo on"
"the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to rugby. Williams extended his stay in Japan several times, taking on a role as player-coach and turning down an offer from French Top 14 side Toulon in the process. Before finally announcing he would be returning home at the end of the 2014–15 Japanese Top League season. In November 2016, Williams was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame during opening ceremonies for the Hall's first physical home in Rugby, Warwickshire. Williams was born in Morriston in Swansea, but grew up in Glanamman in"
"aged 51. Lagden was born in Maseru, Basutoland, which corresponds to present-day Lesotho. His older brother, Ronald Owen Lagden, had also been born in Maseru, and was a first-class cricketer and England rugby union representative. Their father, Sir Godfrey Yeatman Lagden, was an Englishman who had been Resident Commissioner in Basutoland, while their mother was a South African, the daughter of Henry Bousfield, the first Bishop of Pretoria. The brothers were sent to school at Marlborough College, but then went their separate ways, with Ronald going on to Oriel College, Oxford, and Reginald going on to Pembroke College, Cambridge. Making"
"national team's squad for their 2014 European tour. He made his debut during the tour, starting at centre against Canada on 14 November. Rey Lee-Lo Reynold 'Rey' Lee-Lo (born 28 February 1986 in Samoa) is a rugby union footballer who usually plays as a midfield back for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup. In 2011 he was part of the Development squad and he joined the Hurricanes for the 2013 Super Rugby season. Lee-Lo was born in Vailima, a village 4km south of the capital city of Apia. He returned to Samoa with his parents as a 5-year-old and a"
"Lewis Ludlow Lewis Ludlow (born 11 September 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Flanker for Gloucester. In the summer of 2013, Ludlow represented England under-18 on their tour of South Africa. In November 2013, Ludlow made his Gloucester debut in a friendly against Japan and competitive debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against the Scarlets, suffering a knee injury which ruled him out of the 2014 Junior World Cup. Ludlow is also a Welsh-qualified player through a grandfather. On 12 May 2017, Ludlow started in the defeat against Stade Français in the final of"
"for consistency; his centre partnership, with Fanolua, is still regarded as one of the club's best ever. Richard Tombs Richard Tombs (born 5 January 1968) is a former Australian international rugby union player. Tombs was born in Te Kuiti, New Zealand and educated at The Armidale School, NSW Australia. He toured Britain with the Australian schools side in 1985-1986 before establishing himself within the New South Wales Waratahs team and winning his international caps. He in total 5 international caps with Australia In 1997 he became one of the first three overseas professional players to join Gloucester Rugby in England,"
"returned to Australia and played again for the Wallabies, including at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, before he retired from the game. Vickerman was born in South Africa and played his early rugby in South Africa. He attended Bishops College in Cape Town and played for their First XV. When he was 17 he spent a year in England playing for Cheltenham Colts (under 19) where he would play with, amongst others, Peter Buxton who himself went on to have a successful professional career, most notably with Premiership club Gloucester. Vickerman and Buxton took a year out together to visit"
"England U20's during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship. The move also saw him gain two appearances for the Saracens senior side during the 2016–17 Aviva Premiership season. On 20 April 2017, he was named by Eddie Jones in the English national team for their two-test series against Argentina. Nick Isiekwe Nick Isiekwe (born 20 April 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays lock for English Premiership side Saracens. He is currently a member of the Saracens Academy. Isiekwe born in Hemel Hempstead first played rugby at the age of nine, playing touch rugby for Old Verulamians"
"shoulder injury, he later withdrew from the squad on 21 May 2017 and was replaced by England back-row teammate James Haskell. Vunipola's father is former Tongan captain Fe'ao Vunipola and Methodist Minister, Rev. Iesinga Vunipola (who is also Chaplain to the UK Tongan Community). He is the nephew of two other former international players, Manu and 'Elisi Vunipola who both represented Tonga in the 1990s. His brother, Mako Vunipola is his teammate and plays at prop for Saracens and England. Billy Vunipola Billy Vunipola (born Viliami Vunipola 3 November 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays at number"
"Telusa Veainu Koloti Telusa Pelaki Veainu (born 26 December 1990) is a rugby union player who currently plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He plays at fullback or on the wing. He was born and raised in New Zealand, but he represents internationally. He is known for his speed, elusiveness and strength from fullback, earning him a place in Will Greenwood's Daily Telegraph team of the year for 2016/17. Born in Kawakawa, New Zealand, Veainu went to St Andrew's College in Christchurch where in his final year of school he was made captain of the 1st XV. He"
"Winston Stanley (rugby union, born 1974) Winston Ulysses Stanley (born July 14, 1974 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He played wing for University of British Columbia, James Bay Athletic Association and Vancouver Kats in Canada before later moving to English club Leicester Tigers. He earned 66 caps for Canada. He made his debut on May 21, 1994 against the United States. He played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals. Stanley was part of the Leicester Tigers team that won the Heineken Cup, Zurich Premiership, and the Championship"
"up in south-west Auckland, New Zealand playing rugby union but switched to rugby league as he explains, ""I first got into rugby league when I was 11. One of my mates got me into it. His team were short on numbers and my mate asked if I wanted to play. I grew up playing union, so I had the basic skills. I played the game and absolutely loved it. And I've been hooked since."" Vainikolo played for the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland in the 1997 Super League Challenge Cup. He represented the"
"of the season away to the , but was once again forced off through injury. Jixie Molapo Matjikinyane Nkosinathi 'Jixie' Molapo (born 2 January 1995 in Middelburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His usually plays as a right winger. Molapo grew up in Tzaneen in Limpopo province and was selected to represent the at various youth levels. He played for them as early as primary school level, when he was included in their squad that played at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2008. At high school level, he"
"Waisake Naholo Waisake Ratunideuba Naholo (born 8 May 1991 Sigatoka, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He previously played for the All Blacks Sevens and now plays on the wing (and occasionally centre) position for the Dunedin-based Super Rugby franchise the Highlanders. Naholo made his test debut for the All Blacks in 2015 and was a member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team. A former New Zealand under-20 rep, Naholo has played in five Sevens World Series tournaments, and featured in Gordon Tietjens' squad which won the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Naholo earned himself a Blues"
"in his native Australia for local side Randwick in 1994 and continued his career in Japan between 1995–1997 for Tokai University, as an assitant to the Japanese national side and for Suntory Sungoliath. In 1998 Jones returned to Australia taking charge of ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, Jones also coached the Queensland Reds in the 2007 Super Rugby season. In 2008 he had a brief spell at Saracens in England's Premiership Rugby before returning to Japan and Suntory Sungoliath for a second spell which culminated in winning the 2011–12 Top League championship. He was born in Burnie, Tasmania, to a"
"team in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. The Petero Civoniceva Medal is awarded to the Australian Fijian rugby league footballer of the year, while the Civoniceva Medal is awarded to the Queensland Cup player voted as the best and fairest. Civoniceva was born in Suva, Fiji, where his father, Petero Sr, was a rugby union player. Civoniceva's parents moved to Redcliffe, Queensland before his first birthday. There he attended Humpybong State School, then Redcliffe State High School before finishing his senior schooling at Frawley College, now known as Southern Cross Catholic College. He played junior football for the"
"(2015). Zakuani was born in Kinshasa, Zaire—now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When he was four, his father, Mao Zakuani, moved his family to London for political and professional reasons after receiving a job offer as a translator. The family switched homes often and lived with extended family for long periods. They later settled in a north London neighborhood with other African families, where Zakuani attended White Hart Lane School. At the age of nine, Zakuani attracted interest from West Ham United's youth program. He later tried out for the youth team of Queens Park Rangers, and in 1997,"
"game in 2008 against Portugal. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina. Vasile Ghioc Vasile Ghioc (born February 28, 1978) in Bucharest, is a former Romanian rugby union football player. He played as a wing. During his career, Ghioc played mostly for Dinamo București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest and competed with both teams in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. In 2003 he moved to English based club Launceston"
"the European Challenge Cup. Lewis Ludlow Lewis Ludlow (born 11 September 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Flanker for Gloucester. In the summer of 2013, Ludlow represented England under-18 on their tour of South Africa. In November 2013, Ludlow made his Gloucester debut in a friendly against Japan and competitive debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against the Scarlets, suffering a knee injury which ruled him out of the 2014 Junior World Cup. Ludlow is also a Welsh-qualified player through a grandfather. On 12 May 2017, Ludlow started in the defeat against Stade Français"
"like Jerry Collins and Rodney So'oialo. He finished his career with a three-year stint in Japan before retiring. Kupu Vanisi Osaiasi Kupu Vanisi (born 30 November 1972 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga) is a former rugby union footballer who played at flanker for the Highlaners and Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition. He also made a single appearance for the All Blacks in 1999. Vanisi was born in Tonga and his father Vainikolo played for the Tongan nation team in the 1960s, but the family moved to Dunedin, New Zealand in his youth. He made his provincial debut for Otago in 1994"
"Marler. Vunipola is the son of former Tongan captain Fe'ao Vunipola and Methodist Minister, Rev. Iesinga Vunipola (who is also Chaplain to the UK Tongan Community). He is also the nephew of two other former international players, Manu and 'Elisi Vunipola who both represented Tonga in the 1990s. His early rugby career began playing for New Panteg RFC, playing alongside current Welsh Number 8 Taulupe Faletau. He also has a brother, Billy Vunipola who plays at number 8 for Saracens and England. Mako Vunipola Mako Vunipola (born 14 January 1991) is a New Zealand-born English international rugby union player. He"
"Richard Tombs Richard Tombs (born 5 January 1968) is a former Australian international rugby union player. Tombs was born in Te Kuiti, New Zealand and educated at The Armidale School, NSW Australia. He toured Britain with the Australian schools side in 1985-1986 before establishing himself within the New South Wales Waratahs team and winning his international caps. He in total 5 international caps with Australia In 1997 he became one of the first three overseas professional players to join Gloucester Rugby in England, alongside Terry Fanolua and Philippe Saint-Andre. He remained at the club for three years, gaining a reputation"
"in Fiji. Before playing for Fiji Veikoso played for 2nd division New Zealand side North Otago with whom he won the Heartland Championship in 2005 and 2006. Viliame Veikoso Viliame Veikoso (born 4 April 1982 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Veikoso hails from Nabua village, tikina Koroalau from Cakaudrove Province. he is also related to Akapusi Qera of Gloucester. Veikoso resides with his parents at Kinoya whose father is also a former school teacher. They currently live beside former Australian Wallaby international and ex Fiji coach Ilivasi Tabua. Veikoso was also"