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Common Ground Episode 301 - Artists Norma Jansen, Paula Swenson, Gabe Leon, and Poet Anthony Swann
Anthony Gilbert Swann (born 1975) is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented both New Zealand and Samoa in international rugby league. He was educated at Liston College, Henderson.
Contents
- Common Ground Episode 301 Artists Norma Jansen Paula Swenson Gabe Leon and Poet Anthony Swann
- Playing career
- Later years
- Personal life
- References
Playing career
Swann's career started with the Waitakere City Raiders in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, before he signed with the Auckland Warriors, joining there reserve grade side. 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. And 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.
Later years
Swann is now a teacher at Overseas Family School in Singapore located at Pasir Ris.
Personal life
His brother, Willie, and his cousin, Logan Swann, both played for the Auckland Warriors.