About Green Vigo
Lived 1950 – 2026 (aged 75–76). Green Vigo was a South African rugby league player.
Green Gregory Vigo (21 April 1950 – 14 February 2026) was a South African rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Proteas, and at club level for Saldanha Tigers, as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan, Swinton and Oldham, as a .
Rugby union Vigo started his career in rugby union, playing for Saldanha Tigers. He also represented the Proteas in their 1972 tour to the United Kingdom, playing as a centre.
Rugby league In 1973, Vigo switched codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined the English rugby league club; Wigan. Vigo played 168 first team games for Wigan, scoring 86 tries, before being sold to Swinton in 1980 for a fee of £15,000. and played right wing in the 13–16 defeat by Workington Town in the 1977–78 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Saturday 29 October 1977.
In August 1976, Vigo scored seven tries in a 37–5 win against St Helens in the Lancashire Cup, a record for most tries scored in a derby match between Wigan and St Helens.
At representative level, he appeared for the Other Nationalities rugby league team while at Wigan.
In June 1978, he was named in the inaugural Open Rugby World XIII.
Death Vigo died on 14 February 2026, at the age of 75.
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Who was Green Vigo?
South African rugby union and rugby league footballer
When was Green Vigo born?
Green Vigo was born on 21 April 1950 in Saldanha Bay.
When did Green Vigo die?
Green Vigo died in 2026.
What was Green Vigo's occupation?
Green Vigo was a rugby league player.
What nationality was Green Vigo?
Green Vigo was South African.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Green Vigo. https://biography.guide/green-vigo/
MLA: "Green Vigo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/green-vigo/.
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