Logan Swann
Encyclopedia
Logan Swann is a former professional rugby league
footballer who represented his country. Swann is related to several other rugby league players, notably cousins Willie
and Anthony
.
club, completing his amateur league years with the Ellerslie Eagles.
so much that he was picked for the New Zealand Kiwis squad.
Swann made his first grade debut in 1997. Swann stayed with the Warriors for seven seasons, winning the Minor Premiership in 2002. He played in the 2002 grand final which the Warriors lost to the Sydney Roosters
.
. With the Bulls he played in the 2004 World Club Challenge
and the 2004 Super League IX
Grand final. In 2005 he joined the Warrington Wolves
where he spent two seasons.
in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. This means that Swann has been involved in five of the seven playoff campaigns for the New Zealand Warriors
to date; 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008.
On the 8 April 2007 Swann became the third player to play 150 first grade games for the Warriors.
.
In 1998 he represented Samoa
in the World Nines and played in the final.
In 2008 he played for the All Golds
in their match against the New Zealand Māori
that served as a build up game to the 2008 World Cup
.
salesperson. He currently works for Ray White
New Zealand in the suburb of Remuera.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who represented his country. Swann is related to several other rugby league players, notably cousins Willie
Willie Swann
Willie Swann is a former Samoa, Warrington Wolves and Auckland Warriors rugby league player.-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...
and Anthony
Anthony Swann
Anthony Gilbert Swann 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.-Playing career:...
.
Early years
Swann started his junior career in New Zealand with the Mt Wellington club then moved to the OtahuhuOtahuhu
Otahuhu is a suburb of Auckland. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tamaki River estuary to the east...
club, completing his amateur league years with the Ellerslie Eagles.
Auckland Warriors
Swann joined the Auckland Warriors Colts side in 1995 and later went on to play in the Reserves team in 1996. At the end of the 1996 season Swann had impressed the Reserve grade coach Frank EndacottFrank Endacott
Frank Morris Endacott, ONZM is a retired rugby league player and coach from New Zealand. His son, Shane, also played rugby league.-Playing career:Endacott played for Addington and Hornby in the Canterbury Rugby League competition...
so much that he was picked for the New Zealand Kiwis squad.
Swann made his first grade debut in 1997. Swann stayed with the Warriors for seven seasons, winning the Minor Premiership in 2002. He played in the 2002 grand final which the Warriors lost to the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
.
England
In 2004 Swann moved to England, joining the Bradford BullsBradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
. With the Bulls he played in the 2004 World Club Challenge
2004 World Club Challenge
The 2004 World Club Challenge was held on Friday, 13 February 2004, at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, UK. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Penrith Panthers.-Bradford Team:...
and the 2004 Super League IX
Super League IX
-Television:Live Super League IX matches were broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports in the first year of a new five-year television deal. The contract was signed less than three weeks before the start of the season. The deal, worth £53 million, represented a 15 percent, or £7 million,...
Grand final. In 2005 he joined the Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
where he spent two seasons.
Return to the Warriors
Swann returned home to play for the New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. This means that Swann has been involved in five of the seven playoff campaigns for the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
to date; 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008.
On the 8 April 2007 Swann became the third player to play 150 first grade games for the Warriors.
Representative career
Swann was picked for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1996 straight from the Reserve Grade of the Auckland Warriors. His test debut was against the Great Britain team. Swann went on to play for his country twenty nine times over nine years from 1996–2004, including the 2000 World Cup2000 Rugby League World Cup
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...
.
In 1998 he represented Samoa
Samoa national rugby league team
-Notable Players & Coaches:* John Ackland * Steve Kaiser Coach 1990 - 1994* Steve Kaiser 1986* Afi Ah Koui 1986* Andrew Ah Koui 1986* George Apelu 1986* Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995* Wing Afoa 1990 - 1994* Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006...
in the World Nines and played in the final.
In 2008 he played for the All Golds
All Golds
The All Golds could mean;*The touring party of New Zealand players in the 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain*The New Zealand national rugby league team itself*The 2007 All Golds Tour in celebration of the original tour...
in their match against the New Zealand Māori
New Zealand Maori rugby league team
-See also:* New Zealand national rugby league team* New Zealand Māori rugby union team* New Zealand Māori cricket team-External links:* Google Books...
that served as a build up game to the 2008 World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
Later years
After retiring at the end of 2008 Swann became a real estateReal estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
salesperson. He currently works for Ray White
Ray White
Ray White is a soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist, best known as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in the fall of 1976, being featured on rhythm guitar and vocals, forming a memorable vocal harmony partnership with Ike Willis on later tours in...
New Zealand in the suburb of Remuera.