Cardiff Vaega

Cardiff Vaega
Birth name	Cardiff Vaega
Date of birth	23 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
School	Kelston Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	To'o Vaega (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Midfield
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2015	Pau
2018–2019	Valorugby Emilia
2020−2021	Valorugby Emilia
2021−	Tomitanii Constanța
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2011–2014	Southland
2015–2016	Counties Manukau
2017	Hawke's Bay
2018−2019	Counties Manukau
	Correct as of 23 October 2016
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2014	Hurricanes
2015	Blues
	Correct as of 30 March 2014

Cardiff Vaega (born in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the centre position for the Romanian based SuperLiga team Tomitanii Constanța.

Vaega is also son of To'o Vaega, who played for Southland and the Highlanders among other sides in New Zealand. To'o also played for Samoa he had represented his country 61 times in a 15-year period. Starting one of the longest international careers in modern rugby union history.

Playing career

Vaega studied at Auckland rugby powerhouse Kelston Boys' High School – where he was a member of the First XV for four seasons. Cardiff had shifted to Invercargill with an ambition of furthering his rugby and cracking Southland in the next few years. He balanced his time in the academy with his studies at the Southern Institute of Technology, where he was in the first year of a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation. Vaega, played his club rugby with Star, he was also approached by Otago, but said several factors swayed him to Southland.^[1]

He made his provincial debut with the side in 2011 season's ITM Cup against Bay of Plenty. He ran strongly with the ball and was rewarded with a try. In 2014 He played for the Wellington based Super Rugby side the Hurricanes, and for provincial side Southland. Vaega has also represented at under-17 level for New Zealand. He made his debut for Southland in 2011 and his strong performances saw him named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[2]

In 2020−2021 season he played for Italian based Top12 team Valorugby Emilia.^[3]

References

^ "New Vaega follows own path in Southland". Stuff. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ "Cardiff Vaega joins Hurricanes squad". Yahoo! Sports. Fuseworks. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ "FIRST XV: INGAGGIATO CARDIFF VAEGA". www.valorugby.it. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.

[New_Vaega_follows_own_path_in_Southland-1] "New Vaega follows own path in Southland". Stuff. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[Cardiff_Vaega_joins_Hurricanes_squad-2] "Cardiff Vaega joins Hurricanes squad". Yahoo! Sports. Fuseworks. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[3] "FIRST XV: INGAGGIATO CARDIFF VAEGA". www.valorugby.it. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.

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