As record-breaking try legend Lesley Vainikolo prepares to play his final Bulls game, we sought the views of some of his colleagues, former team-mates and coaches to put into words just how they'll remember the man they call The Volcano...

Bulls and New Zealand team-mate Joe Vagana: He's a freak and there's only ever going to be one Volcano. I don't think his try-scoring record will ever be matched and he's one of the true characters of the game, both on and off the field. He's the first to put his hand up to do charity work and stuff in the community and there's no bad words you can say about him.

I'll never forget the sight of Les running in all those tries but don't forget his tackles as well. Some wingers have known about it when Les has hit, waking up in Ward Nine, stitched up with broken bones. He can score tries but put people in hospital with his defence as well.

I am going to miss his man-of-the-match speeches though and his broken English! In all the years I've known him, the only words you hear him say to the press are Peace', Love', God' and Yeah, yeah.' With Les, what you see is what you get.

Salford assistant boss and former Bulls hooker James Lowes: His record speaks for itself and when he wakes up and decides to have a go he's pretty much unstoppable. But everyone will talk about his feats. My own personal memory is he's the biggest kid in the world - ever.

How old is he now? 28? With a playing mentality of a ten-year-old! He's just a big bag of fun. He'd always be looking to charge into you and knock you over around training and all my time at Bradford I was forever babysitting him. That's what I remember! He's just a big kid, like your son, and you'd forever be watching out for him as he'd always try to catch you out. He'd always be up to something or need feeding.

One of my first memories of him was when we'd won the Grand Final in 2001. He'd only just come over that week but he was in the pictures, on the field, holding up the cup still in his normal clothes with his rucksack on, really getting carried away with the occasion despite not even being involved. Les likes to get involved and he's a character.

Wigan and former Bulls boss Brian Noble: Les has made a truly massive impact and he'll be considered an all-time Bradford great. He won games single-handedly, scoring five and six tries at a time. You'd speak to opponents afterwards and they'd say they spoke about what Les could do, knew what Les could do but just couldn't stop him doing it. Rugby league will miss him as he's a real character.

The first time we saw him we were in New Zealand for the World Club Challenge and he was playing for the Junior Kiwis. Myself and Matty Elliott saw him and Tony Puleta but he was already on his way to Canberra. Later, every now and again we'd see him scoring great tries for them and so, when he became available, Chris Caisley went out and got him. The first year he had a bit of difficulty but there was no doubt he was always going to be a crowd pleaser and him and Tevita Vaikona together were massive.

What sums Les up is he just enjoys playing rugby and he's a great character as well. I remember him going to a Man of Steel show in this electric blue suit and his hair all over the place! He's just a showman and always has a smile on his face.

Former Bulls team-mate Mick Withers: Everyone remembers those six tries against Hull but what sticks out with me is a tackle he once put in on (Martin) Aspinwall.

Les came in off his wing and absolutely smashed the bloke. I just remember thinking You don't EVER want to be on the end of that!' I'm sure there's plenty of wingers glad to see him go but he is one of the biggest characters in Super League and has done so much for the club on and off the field.

Former Bulls skipper Jamie Peacock: It wasn't just the ability to get long distance tries but the tight ones as well where you don't think anyone's going to score.

In my time at Bradford, we'd just get into their 20 and give the ball to Les hoping he'd do something. He didn't prove us wrong many times!

People forget Les struggled in his first season here though. He was a bit green, young and naïve, both as a person and when it came to living in England. But he adjusted, not only to English life but to the game as well and I think that's the mark of the man, perhaps more than any of his try-scoring feats.

I wanted to be his mate and get to know him well because he'd overcome that adversity to become a champion player.

A lot of players could have just gone home - I've seen some imports do just that - but Les didn't.

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