Introduction
Vainon Shanon Willis (born 11 October 1988) is a retired South African rugby union player, who most recently played with theGolden Lions. His regular position is winger.
Career
Youth level
He representedBlue Bulls at youth level between 2004 (at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week) and 2009 (in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition).
Provincial Rugby
He was included in theBlue Bulls senior squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut in their Vodacom Cup match against theLeopards.
Despite being a regular during the 2009 Vodacom Cup campaign, he failed to break into the Currie Cup squad and he joined thePumas for a short spell during for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division season.
He then joined theLeopards at the start of 2011, where he played several games before a short spell atBoland Cavaliers in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.
He rejoined theBlue Bulls in 2013, being named in their 2013 Vodacom Cup squad. He made just one appearance before he then moved across the Jukskei River to join theGolden Lions for 2014.
Varsity Cup
Willis represented theTUT Vikings in the 2008 and 2009 Varsity Cup competitions. Upon returning to theBlue Bulls, he was also included in theUP Tuks squad in 2013, scoring a try in the final againstMaties.
Representative Rugby
Willis played for S.A. Schools teams in 2005 and 2006, South Africa Under-19 in 2007 and South Africa Under-20 in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in 2008. In 2013, he was also named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens.