Willie Swann
New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
Willie Swann (born 1974) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer and coach of Samoan heritage. He currently coaches the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup. He is a former Samoa international and vice-captain. He also played for the Warrington Wolves, Leigh Centurions and the Auckland Warriors.
Playing career
Swann was a Marist Saints junior who played fifteen matches for the Waitakere City Raiders in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, scoring 29 points. He was a Junior Kiwi in 1993. He played for the Auckland Warriors Colts in 1995.
He was an Auckland Warrior 1995-1996 where he played a crucial role in laying a platform for the reserve grade to reach the 1996 grand final.
For Samoa, he played in both the 1995 and 2000 World Cups scoring 5 points.
Later years
In 2006 and 2007 Swann worked as a supply and rugby teacher in Great Sankey High School, Cheshire, England.
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