[4][5] On finishing school he enrolled at Leeds Metropolitan University to study business and finance alongside playing rugby union for local side, Morley.
[7] While playing at Leeds, Vasey was still enrolled at university and this made him eligible for the England Students team, gaining a cap in a loss against Italy under-25's in February 2006.
He joined Rotherham Titans on loan towards the end of the 2007–08 season but only managed one league appearance due to injury as well as commitments for the England Students side, which included a game against France.
However, by the winter he suffered a loss of form and was displaced by team-mate Tristan Roberts, meaning that he did not appear in Moseley's EDF Energy Trophy triumph at the end of the season, when they defeated his former club, Leeds Carnegie, 23–18, in the final at Twickenham.
For the 2009–10 season Vasey left Moseley to join Merseyside based Caldy - playing two divisions below in National League 2 North - where he would combine his rugby with studying at the University of Liverpool.
[18] This injury kept him out for most of the season, although he did return in April 2012 to kick the final conversion in Caldy's Cheshire Cup 28–0 victory against Northwich at Lymm as they retained the trophy.
[21][22] The following season, Caldy improved to finish 8th in the league with Vasey scoring 209 points, and once again they made the Cheshire Cup final, although this time they lost 26–21 to Sale at Lymm.