John Schuster

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John Schuster

Personal information
Full name	Nestorio John Schuster
Born	(1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 (age 60) Apia, Samoa
Playing information
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Second five-eighth, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Blackheath Harlequins Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–89 New Zealand 10 4 1999 Samoa 3 17
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991–93 Newcastle Knights 47 16 101 0 266 1993–97 Halifax 114 50 399 5 1003 Total 161 66 500 5 1269 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995 Western Samoa 2 0 11 0 22
Source: [1][2]

Nesetorio Jonny Schuster (born 17 January 1964)^[3] is a former international rugby league and rugby union player,^[4] a dual-code international.

Schuster went to St Joseph's College and played for Marists Saint-Joseph, then six times for Samoa before leaving for New Zealand in 1984.^[5] From 1987 to 1989 he played for the All Blacks.^[5] In May 1990, he switched to rugby league, signing for Australian club Newcastle Knights.^[6] He later moved to England, joining Halifax, where he scored over 1,000 points between 1993 and 1997.^[7]

He later returned to rugby union, and played for Blackheath and Harlequins.^[8]

Background

Schuster was born in Apia, Samoa.^[3]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Player Summary: John Schuster". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. "John Schuster New Zealand / Samoa". ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
4. Riccio, David (3 February 2017). "Former Australian sevens star Peter Schuster hotfoots it to Manly Sea Eagles". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
5. "Le bourlingueur John Schuster de retour au bercail" (in French). Le Monder. 13 June 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
6. "Schuster signs with Knights in league coup". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1990. p. 20 – via Trove.
7. "The Fax Time Machine" (PDF). Halifax Panthers. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
8. "Rugby Union: How they line up in the Allied Dunbar Premiership Division One". The Independent. 4 September 1998. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

External links

• John Schuster at the All Blacks (archived)