John Schuster

John Schuster
Personal information
Full nameNestorio John Schuster
Born (1964-01-17) 17 January 1964
Apia, Samoa
Playing information
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union
PositionSecond 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
PositionCentre, 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
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RelativesFred Schuster (brother)

Nesetorio Jonny Schuster (born 17 January 1964) is a former international rugby league and rugby union player, 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. From 1987 to 1989 he played for the All Blacks. In May 1990, he switched to rugby league, signing for Australian club Newcastle Knights. He later moved to England, joining Halifax, where he scored over 1,000 points between 1993 and 1997.

He later returned to rugby union, and played for Blackheath and Harlequins. While playing for Harlequins he was the 1998–99 Premiership Rugby top points scorer with 331 points.