Peter Schuster (rugby union)

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]

Peter Schuster

Date of birth	circa 1952 (age 70–71)^[1]
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Notable relative(s)	Peter Schuster (son) John Schuster (brother) David Schuster(brother)^[2] Josh Schuster (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1970-197? Marist St. Joseph^[3] () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1975 Samoa 1 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1988–95 Samoa

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 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.^[5]

References

1. "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.
2. "Emerging young Peter is of the Samoan Schusters talent". talamua.com. 29 January 2014.
3. Marist St. Joseph's Sports Club 45th Anniversary Celebrations - Iniini Samoa
4. "Samoan Rugby gets new CEO from New Zealand - Super Rugby - Super 18 Rugby and Rugby Championship News,Results and Fixtures from Super XV Rugby".
5. "Breaking up is easy to do; close-up". 10 September 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.

External links

• Peter Schuster at ESPNscrum