#2. Lesley Vainikolo: Won five caps in 2008
As a union player, Vainikolo was eligible to play for Tonga by birth, New Zealand by parentage or England by residence. He applied for a British passport and was included in the English squad for the Six Nations Championships in 2008.
He was dropped by Rob Andrew for the England tour of New Zealand, and was left out of Martin Johnson’s Elite Squad for 2008–2009. In 2012 he signed for French side La Rochelle and faded away into the darkness…
