John Schuster

For the American Curler, see John Shuster.

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

John Schuster

Personal information
Full name	Nestorio John Schuster
Born	(1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 (age 61) 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]
Relatives	Fred Schuster (brother)

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]