Vainon Shanon Willis (born 11 October 1988) is a retired South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Golden Lions.
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).
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 made just one appearance before he then moved across the Jukskei River to join the Golden Lions for 2014.
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.