John Schuster

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John Schuster
Personal information
Full nameNestorio John Schuster
Born (1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 (age 61)
Apia, Samoa
Playing information
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union
PositionSecond five-eighth, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Blackheath
Harlequins
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1987–89 New Zealand 104
1999 Samoa 317
Rugby league
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–93 Newcastle Knights 47161010266
1993–97 Halifax 1145039951003
Total1616650051269
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 Western Samoa 2011022
Source: [1] [2]
Relatives Fred Schuster (brother)

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

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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] While playing for Harlequins he was the 1998–99 Premiership Rugby top points scorer with 331 points. [9]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ "1998-99 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.


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