Peter Schuster (rugby union)
| Date of birth | circa 1952 (age 71–72)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Peter Schuster (son) John Schuster (brother) David Schuster(brother)[2] Josh Schuster (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Su'a Peter Felise Schuster (born in Apia, circa 1952) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a fullback. He was the Samoa Rugby Union chairman between 2007 and 2012.[4]
Career
[edit]Schuster was one of the players of the inaugural Marist St. Joseph side in 1970, after that Marist Rugby Club and St Joseph's Rugby Club merged. His first international cap for Samoa was during a match against Tonga, on4 June 1975.[5] His last cap would be also against Tonga, in Apia on 13 July of that same year.
Coaching career
[edit]Between 1988 and 1995, he coached Samoa national rugby union team, leading the Manu Samoa to the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups. He retired from his coaching career in 1995.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Some stuff You never knew about the rise and rise of Samoa rugby- and New Zealand's role in its early years. | Keith Quinn Rugby | Thinking and talking about rugby every day for 50+ years". keithquinnrugby.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Emerging young Peter is of the Samoan Schusters talent". talamua.com. 29 January 2014.
- ^ Marist St. Joseph's Sports Club 45th Anniversary Celebrations - Iniini Samoa
- ^ "Samoan Rugby gets new CEO from New Zealand - Super Rugby - Super 18 Rugby and Rugby Championship News,Results and Fixtures from Super XV Rugby".
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Breaking up is easy to do; close-up". 10 September 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Peter Schuster at ESPNscrum