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Lesley Vainikolo
| DOB | 4th May 1979 |
| Birthplace | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| Height | 1.88 m (6' 2") |
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Wing |
| Honours | England (5 caps) |
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The bulldozing former rugby league winger announced his arrival to Rugby Union by scoring 5 tries on debut against Leeds Carnegie.
Having signed from Bradford Bulls, Vainikolo signed a three-year contract at the start of the 2007-08 season.
His strength and damaging runs make him one of the most explosive wingers in the Guinness Premiership.
He was included in England’s 2008 Six Nations squad and made his debut against Wales, coming off the bench.
Les featured in all other Six Nation internationals and in total he scored 11 tries in his debut season and his ability to create and open space for others greatly increases Gloucester’s attacking threat from deep.
2008-9 saw Les in typically try scoring form with 8 from 17 appearances until suffering a season ending injury in January.
Big Les bounced back in style in 2009-10 and made nearly 30 appearances across all competitions and signed a new contract with the club in the spring.
| Date | Opposition | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/08/2009 |
Connacht Rugby |
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| 19/09/2009 |
Northampton Saints |
80 |
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| 27/09/2009 |
Saracens |
80 |
|||||||
| 04/10/2009 |
Leeds Carnegie |
80 |
|||||||
| 09/10/2009 |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
80 |
|||||||
| 17/10/2009 |
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque |
80 |
|||||||
| 24/10/2009 |
London Wasps |
80 |
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| 30/10/2009 |
Sale Sharks |
80 |
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| 08/11/2009 |
Cardiff Blues |
80 |
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| 20/11/2009 |
Leicester Tigers |
80 |
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| 05/12/2009 |
Newcastle Falcons |
80 |
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| 11/12/2009 |
Glasgow Warriors |
80 |
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| 02/01/2010 |
Worcester Warriors |
80 |
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| 16/01/2010 |
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque |
1 |
5 |
80 |
|||||
| 30/01/2010 |
Worcester Warriors |
80 |
|||||||
| 07/02/2010 |
Harlequins |
67 |
|||||||
| 13/02/2010 |
Harlequins |
1 |
5 |
80 |
|||||
| 20/02/2010 |
Leicester Tigers |
80 |
|||||||
| 27/02/2010 |
Sale Sharks |
2 |
10 |
80 |
|||||
| 07/03/2010 |
London Wasps |
80 |
|||||||
| 14/03/2010 |
Cardiff Blues |
80 |
|||||||
| 21/03/2010 |
Northampton Saints |
80 |
|||||||
| 27/03/2010 |
Leeds Carnegie |
80 |
|||||||
| 31/03/2010 |
Newcastle Falcons |
80 |
|||||||
| 03/04/2010 |
Saracens |
80 |
|||||||
| 11/04/2010 |
London Wasps |
65 |
|||||||
| 24/04/2010 |
London Irish |
1 |
5 |
40 |
|||||
| 08/05/2010 |
Worcester Warriors |
1 |
5 |
80 |
|||||
| Total | Played 28 | 6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
2092 |
| Competition | Team | Played | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 - Amlin Challenge Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
1 |
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| 2009-2010 - Friendly |
Gloucester Rugby |
1 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 - Guinness Premiership |
Gloucester Rugby |
17 |
5 |
25 | |||||
| 2009-2010 - Heineken Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
4 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2009-2010 - LV= Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
5 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 Total |
28 |
6 |
30 | ||||||
| 2008-2009 - EDF Energy Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
3 |
3 |
15 | |||||
| 2008-2009 - Guinness Premiership |
Gloucester Rugby |
9 +1 |
3 |
1 |
15 | ||||
| 2008-2009 - Heineken Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
2 +2 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2008-2009 Total |
14 +3 |
8 |
1 |
40 | |||||
| 2007-2008 - EDF Energy Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2007-2008 - Guinness Premiership |
Gloucester Rugby |
12 |
9 |
45 | |||||
| 2007-2008 - Heineken Cup |
Gloucester Rugby |
5 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2007-2008 Total |
17 +1 |
11 |
55 | ||||||
| Total - Amlin Challenge Cup |
1 |
||||||||
| Total - Friendly |
1 |
||||||||
| Total - Guinness Premiership |
38 +1 |
17 |
1 |
85 | |||||
| Total - Heineken Cup |
11 +2 |
5 |
25 | ||||||
| Total - LV= Cup |
8 +1 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| Total |
59 +4 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
125 |
A plus sign (+) in the played column denotes substitute appearance
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