Nigel Faletoese Vagana (born 7 February 1975), also known by the nicknames of "Pablo",[2] and "Chiko",[3] is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a wing, centre and five-eighth.

Vagana played club football in New Zealand for the Warriors, in England for Warrington, and in Australia for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Vagana played for the Auckland Colts at fullback in the grand final of the 1995 Lion Red Cup, scoring a try in his side's loss.

Vagana left New Zealand to play in 1997's Super League II season for English club Warrington Wolves at five-eighth.

The following year he returned to Auckland and resumed playing at centre for the Warriors in the newly formed National Rugby League alongside his cousin Joe Vagana.

He was selected to make his début for the New Zealand national team in the 1998 Anzac Test against Australia from the internchange bench.

Team management initially tried to cover up the incident, claiming the injury occurred during the match, before media found out and had a field day.

At the end of the season he was selected to go to Britain with the Kiwis for the 2005 Tri-Nations tournament, playing at five-eighth in all matches, including the final in which they defeated Australia.

Although already retired, Vagana was named in the Samoa squad for the post-season 2008 World Cup,[6] and captained the side in the tournament, scoring tries in both their matches.