Anthony Swann
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| Full name | Anthony Gilbert Swann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Background
He was educated at Liston College, Henderson.
Playing career
Swann's career started with the
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
In 2004 Swann returned to Auckland, playing rugby league for the
Later years
After retiring from rugby Swann became a teacher at Glen Eden Intermediate School.[6]
Personal life
His brother,
References
- ^ a b "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.
- 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.
External links
- Anthony Swann Rugby League in New Zealand