The former Kiwis international Nigel Vagana will join the National Rugby League in Sydney as an education and welfare officer in January next year.
Vagana, the former Warriors, Canterbury, Cronulla and South Sydney player, replaces former Test prop Jason Stevens who held the role earlier this year before resigning.
Vagana's role will involve getting players to focus on off-field education opportunities and careers after football.
He says when at the Bulldogs he did an architectural technology course which both gave him a sense of security for the and ensured he had a balanced perspective about football.
