Vaughan Going

Vaughan Going
Full nameVaughan Steven Going
Date of birth (1972-08-26) 26 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthWhangārei, New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Notable relative(s)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–99 Harlequins ()
1999–00 London Welsh ()
2000–04 Sale Sharks ()
2004–05 AS Béziers ()
2005–06 Bristol Bears ()
2006–07 Northampton Saints ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–93 Waikato 13 (35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–98 Hong Kong 21 (40)

Vaughan Steven Going (born 26 August 1972) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Born in Whangārei, Going is a nephew of former All Blacks halfback Sid Going.[2]

Rugby career

Going featured most often as a fullback but could play all backline positions. He was a NZ Colt and played provincial rugby for Waikato from 1991 to 1993, then relocated to Hong Kong, where he turned out for Valley RFC. Between 1994 and 1998, Going competed on the Hong Kong national team and gained 21 caps, before leaving to join the ranks of professional rugby.[3] He spent the next decade with Harlequins, London Welsh, Sale Sharks, AS Béziers, Bristol Bears and Northampton Saints. At the time of his retirement in 2007, Going was the oldest player in the English Premiership.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Weakened Saints sign going". Business Live. 2 October 2006.
  2. ^ "My Life in Rugby with Vaughan Going: 'Second-best in the world, but on bench'". The Rugby Paper. 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Going to leave town after Union move clouds future". South China Morning Post. 13 November 1997.
  4. ^ "Going, Going, gone ... ex-HK star Vaughan calls it a day". South China Morning Post. 9 September 2007.