John Schuster

{{Short description|Former (Western) Samoa & All Blacks dual-code rugby international footballer}} {{for|the American curler|John Shuster}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = John Schuster |fullname = Nestorio John Schuster |image = |caption = |position = {{rlp|CE|WG}} |retired = yes |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|1|17}} |birth_place = Apia, Samoa |height = {{convert|182|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|83|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |club1 = Newcastle Knights |year1start = 1991 |year1end = 93 |appearances1 = 47 |tries1 = 16 |goals1 = 101 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 266 |club2 = Halifax |year2start = 1993 |year2end = 97 |appearances2 = 114 |tries2 = 50 |goals2 = 399 |fieldgoals2 = 5 |points2 = 1003 |teamA = Western Samoa |yearAstart = 1995 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 2 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 11 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 22 |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/John_Schuster.html Rugby League Project]</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=1477 |title=John Schuster |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> |first = RU |ru_position = Second five-eighth, Centre |ru_club1 = Blackheath |ru_year1start = |ru_year1end = |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |ru_club2 = Harlequins |ru_teamA = New Zealand |ru_yearAstart = 1987 |ru_yearAend = 89 |ru_appearancesA = 10 |ru_triesA = |ru_goalsA = |ru_fieldgoalsA = |ru_pointsA = 4 |ru_teamB = Samoa |ru_yearBstart = 1999 |ru_yearBend = |ru_appearancesB = 3 |ru_triesB = |ru_goalsB = |ru_fieldgoalsB = |ru_pointsB = 17 | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = Fred Schuster (brother) }} }}

'''Nesetorio Jonny Schuster''' (born 17 January 1964)<ref name=espn1>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/newzealand/rugby/player/10291.html |title=John Schuster New Zealand / Samoa |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> is a former international rugby league and rugby union player,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riccio |first1=David |title=Former Australian sevens star Peter Schuster hotfoots it to Manly Sea Eagles |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/former-australian-sevens-star-peter-schuster-hotfoots-it-to-manly-sea-eagles/news-story/744338b2f0566ff9aa3bb57531b75f43 |access-date=19 August 2020 |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney |date=3 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=lm1>{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1999/06/13/le-bourlingueur-john-schuster-de-retour-au-bercail_3547563_1819218.html |title=Le bourlingueur John Schuster de retour au bercail |publisher=Le Monder |date=13 June 1999 |language=fr |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> From 1987 to 1989 he played for the All Blacks.<ref name=lm1/> In May 1990, he switched to rugby league, signing for Australian club Newcastle Knights.<ref>{{cite news |title=Schuster signs with Knights in league coup |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122250317 |work=The Canberra Times |date=29 May 1990 |page=20 |via=Trove}}</ref> He later moved to England, joining Halifax, where he scored over 1,000 points between 1993 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fax Time Machine |url=https://halifaxpanthers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Publication1.pub-page-22305843009279517627.pdf |website=Halifax Panthers |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>

He later returned to rugby union, and played for Blackheath and Harlequins.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Union: How they line up in the Allied Dunbar Premiership Division One |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-how-they-line-up-in-the-allied-dunbar-premiership-division-one-1196162.html |website=The Independent |access-date=4 January 2024 |date=4 September 1998}}</ref> While playing for Harlequins he was the 1998–99 Premiership Rugby top points scorer with 331 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=1998%2F99;trophy=65;type=season|publisher=ESPNScrum|access-date=1 September 2020|title=1998-99 Premiership Rugby top points scorers}}</ref>

==Background== Schuster was born in Apia, Samoa.<ref name=espn1/>

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==External links== *{{All Blacks|id=773|name=John Schuster}}

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