Peter Schuster (rugby union)

Peter Schuster
Date of birth date of birth unknown
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Notable relative(s) Peter Schuster (son)
John Schuster (brother)
David Schuster(brother)[1]
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970-197? Marist St. Joseph[2] ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975 Samoa 1 (0)
Teams coached
Years Team
1988–95 Samoa

Su'a Peter Schuster (born Apia) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a flyhalf. He was the Samoa Rugby Union chairman between 2007 and 2012.[3]

Career

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 only international cap for Samoa was during a match against Tonga, at Apia on 13 July 1975.

Coaching career

Between 1988 and 1995, he coaching 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Emerging young Peter is of the Samoan Schusters talent". 29 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Marist St. Joseph's Sports Club 45th Anniversary Celebrations - Iniini Samoa
  3. ↑ "Samoan Rugby gets new CEO from New Zealand - Super Rugby - Super 18 Rugby and Rugby Championship News,Results and Fixtures from Super XV Rugby".
  4. ↑ "Breaking up is easy to do; close-up". 10 September 1995.
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