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Anthony Swann
NZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer
Anthony Gilbert Swann[2] (born 27 March 1975) is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Samoa in international rugby league.[1]
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| Full name | Anthony Gilbert Swann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-03-27) 27 March 1975 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was educated at Liston College, Henderson.
Swann's career started with the Waitakere City Raiders in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, before he signed with the Auckland Warriors, joining their reserve grade side.[3] He made the Warriors' first grade side in 1996 and played 36 times for the club. He was a New Zealand representative in 1996, playing in three test matches.
After this Swann spent a year with the North Sydney Bears where he was in the lineup for North Sydney's last ever first grade game against The North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville scoring a try.[4]
He spent a season and a half with the Canberra Raiders before moving to England to join the Warrington Wolves. Swann played for Samoa at the 2000 World Cup.
In 2002 he switched to rugby union, and played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers.
In 2004 Swann returned to Auckland, playing rugby league for the Mt Albert Lions in the Bartercard Cup, and representative football for the Auckland side.[5]
After retiring from rugby Swann became a teacher at Glen Eden Intermediate School.[6]
His brother, Willie, and his cousin, Logan Swann, both played for the Auckland Warriors.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "670 SWANN, ANTHONY GILBERT 1996 - KIWI #670". nzleague.co.nz. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.121
- "NRL 1999 - North Queensland vs North Sydney at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Jessup, Peter (29 June 2004). "Rugby League: Aucklanders must back up after NSW Country clash". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- "Anthony Swanns into school". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Anthony Swann Rugby League in New Zealand