Donald Stewart (born 11 April 1967) is a former Western Samoa international

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footballer.

Playing career

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junior, Stewart began his career at Centre before moving into the forward pack. He won four Fox Memorial titles with Northcote between 1989 and 1993. In 1994 Stewart joined the

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in the new

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, and was part of the Grand Final winning team. He was also picked by

Western Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

when they conducted a tour of New Zealand in the middle of the year.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

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, 1994. p.50 Stewart captained the Sea Eagles in 1995, scoring 16 tries and again being part of a grand final winning side. Stewart was again part of the side in 1996, although they couldn't manage a third consecutive championship win. When the Lion Red Cup ended in 1996, Stewart had played in 65 matches and scored 34 tries.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

, 1998. In 1997 and 1998 Stewart represented

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in the National Provincial Competitions.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

, 1998. p.125''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '97'',

, 1997. p.140Northcote and Birkenhead Tigers Rugby League and Sports Club Inc
''Auckland Rugby League''

References

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