Logan Swann (born 10 February 1975) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who represented

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. Swann is related to several other international rugby league players, notably cousins Willie Swann and Anthony Swann.

Early years

Swann was born in

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, New Zealand, on 10 February 1975. He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He started his junior career in New Zealand with the Mt Wellington club, then moved to the Otahuhu club, completing his amateur league years with the Ellerslie Eagles.

Playing career

National Rugby League

Swann joined the

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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

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so much that he was picked for the

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squad. Swann was picked for the

in 1996 straight from the Reserve Grade of the Auckland Warriors. His test début was against the Great Britain team. Swann went on to play for

twenty nine times over nine years from 1996–2004. Swann made his first grade début in 1997. In 1998 he represented

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in the

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, and played in the final. Swann was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season

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tournament. In the final against Australia he played as a in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss. Swann played for New Zealand in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He stayed with the Warriors for seven seasons, winning the Minor Premiership in 2002. He played from the interchange bench in the

2002 NRL grand final The 2002 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2002 NRL season. It took place on Sunday, 6 October 2002, at Sydney's Telstra Stadium. 80,130 people saw the Sydney Roosters beat the New Zealand Warriors 30–8. T ...

which the Warriors lost to the

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. In May 2003, Swann and two associates assaulted a man on Queen Street, Auckland. The victim was left with a swollen eye and facial grazes. In December 2004, Swann appeared before Judge Avinash Deobhakta for sentencing after earlier pleading guilty to common assault. Saying that he was "very, very reluctantly" granting him a discharge without conviction, Judge Deobhakta ordered Swann to pay the victim $500. "People have the wrong impression that guys like you with celebrity status can get away with bad behaviour under the influence of high intoxicants, just because you are sporting celebrities," he said, before noting that it was "glowing testimonies", a desire not to ruin Swann's career and no previous convictions that had tipped the balance in Swann's favour.

Super League

In 2004 Swann moved to England, joining the

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. Having won

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, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the

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in the

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. Swann played as a and scored a

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in the Bulls' 22–4 victory. He played for Bradford at in their

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loss against the

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. In 2005 he joined the

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where he spent two seasons.

Return to the NRL

Swann returned home to play for the

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in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. This means that Swann has been involved in five of the seven playoff campaigns for the

up to end of the 2008 year; 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. On 8 April 2007 Swann became the third player to play 150 first grade games for the Warriors. In 2008 he played for the All Golds in their match against the New Zealand Māori that served as a buildup game to the 2008 World Cup.

Post playing

After retiring at the end of 2008 Swann became a

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salesperson. He currently works for

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New Zealand in the suburb of Remuera. In November 2020 he was named one of the best dressed men on David Hartnell MNZM's Best Dressed List.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swann, Logan 1975 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Eastern Tornadoes players Ellerslie Eagles players New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Swedish descent People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland New Zealand rugby league players Samoa national rugby league team players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand Warriors players Otahuhu Leopards players Mount Wellington Warriors players Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league second-rows Rugby league locks New Zealand real estate agents Warrington Wolves players