Josh Schuster
Josh Schuster (born 5 May 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower or five-eighth for the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL.
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| Full name | Joshua Schuster | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 2001 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
He is the nephew of former All Blacks and Newcastle Knights player, John Schuster.[2] He is of Samoan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Mount Pritchard Mounties.
Career
2020
Schuster made his NRL debut in round 17 of the 2020 NRL season for Manly-Warringah against the Wests Tigers; in a 34–32 loss at Brookvale Oval in an NRL game.[3]
2021
In round 5 of the 2021 NRL season, Schuster scored his first try in the NRL in Manly-Warringah's 13–12 win over the New Zealand Warriors. Schuster played 21 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney.[4]
2022
On 9 February, it was announced that Schuster would be ruled out indefinitely from playing after sustaining an ankle injury at pre-season training.[5]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "'NRL's next superstar': Ex-All Black John Schuster's nephew, Josh, heaped with praise ahead of likely debut". Stuff.co.nz. 3 September 2020.
- "Round 17 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 25 August 2020.
- "GLORY, GLORY: Souths march into the GF as Wayne masterminds Manly mauling". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Double Dogs blow as star enforcer out for the season; Bronco set for sideline stint: NRL Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.