ISAIAH VAGANA, the son of Bradford Bulls legend Joe Vagana, has signed for Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal.
Wakefield have moved swiftly to capitalise on amendments to visa requirements which have now allowed UK clubs to acquire younger overseas talent.
Players who are aged 24 or under who have played in the NSW or Queensland Cup competitions will be able to obtain visas to play in the UK.
Vagana is just 23 years old and is the son of the legendary Joe Vagana, the former Bradford and New Zealand international prop forward.
He has progressed through the New Zealand Warriors squad since 2020 and has recently been on the first-team fringes, without making an NRL debut.
His career started at the Mount Albert Lions junior club in NZ and he represented the Junior Kiwis international team in 2019. Last season he played 24 games for the Warriors in their NSW cup side at both prop and back row.
Vagana will take the squad number 19 shirt for Trinity in 2024.
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