Vainon Willis

Vainon Willis
Personal information
Full nameVainon Shanon Willis
Born11 October 1988
Cape Town
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School(s) attendedWaterkloof High School
UniversityTshwane University of Technology
Club information
Playing positionWinger
Current clubGolden Lions
Youth career
2004–08Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2008–09TUT Vikings11(15)
2013UP Tuks7(10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2007–10Blue Bulls11(10)
2010→ Pumas9(10)
2011–12Leopards27(15)
2012Boland Cavaliers3(10)
2013Blue Bulls1(5)
2014–Golden Lions9(10)
Representative team(s)‡
2005–06S.A. Schools()
2007S.A. Under-19()
2008S.A. Under-20()
2013South African Barbarians()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 May 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 9 May 2013.

Vainon Shanon Willis (born 11 October 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Golden Lions.[1] His regular position is winger.

History

Youth level

He represented Blue Bulls at youth level between 2004 (at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week) and 2009 (in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition).

Provincial Rugby

He was included in the Blue Bulls senior squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut in their Vodacom Cup match against the Leopards.[2]

Despite being a regular during the 2009 Vodacom Cup campaign, he failed to break into the Currie Cup squad and he joined the Pumas for a short spell during for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division season.

He then joined the Leopards at the start of 2011, where he played several games before a short spell at Boland Cavaliers in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

He rejoined the Blue Bulls in 2013, being named in their 2013 Vodacom Cup squad. He made just one appearance before he then moved across the Jukskei River to join the Golden Lions for 2014.[3]

Varsity Cup

Willis represented the TUT Vikings in the 2008 and 2009 Varsity Cup competitions. Upon returning to the Blue Bulls, he was also included in the UP Tuks squad in 2013,[4] scoring a try in the final against Maties.[5]

Representative Rugby

Willis played for S.A. Schools teams in 2005 and 2006, S.A. Under-19 in 2007 and S.A. Under-20 in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in 2008. In 2013, he was also named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Vainon Willis". sarugby.net. South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Platinum Leopards vs Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "(T)Rickey kontraktering vir Leeus" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 UP Tuks Varsity Cup squad". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "FNB Maties vs FNB UP-Tuks 1". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.