Vainon Willis

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Vainon Willis
Personal information
Full name Vainon Shanon Willis
Born (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 35)
Cape Town
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School(s) attended Waterkloof High School
University Tshwane University of Technology
Club information
Playing position Winger
Youth career
2004–08 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2008–09 TUT Vikings 11 (15)
2013 UP Tuks 7 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2007–10 Blue Bulls 11 (10)
2010 Pumas 9 (10)
2011–12 Leopards 27 (15)
2012 Boland Cavaliers 3 (10)
2013 Blue Bulls 1 (5)
2014–15 Golden Lions 11 (10)
Representative team(s)
2005–06 S.A. Schools ()
2007 S.A. Under-19 ()
2008 S.A. Under-20 4 (5)
2013 South African Barbarians ()

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015.
† 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, who most recently played with the Golden Lions.[1] His regular position is winger.

Career

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

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