Oscar Danielson
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Gustav Danielson[1] | |||||
| Born | Samoa | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Marist Saints (ARL) | ||||||
| 1970–1972 | Newtown Jets (NSWRL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Auckland | ||||||
| 1964–1968 | New Zealand Māori | 2 | ||||
| 1967–1969 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Oscar Danielson is a Samoan-born former rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.
Playing career
Danielson played for the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland.[2]
Born in Samoa, this qualified him for the New Zealand Māori side under the rules at the time and he played for them twice, in 1964 when they defeated France 7-5 and in 1968 against NSW Country.[3] Danielson was also part of the Auckland side that lost 11-12 to the touring Great Britain team in 1966.
He was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1967 and went on to play in five test matches over three seasons, including at the 1968 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
In 1970 Danielson joined the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership on a $4000 a year contract. The Jets paid the New Zealand Rugby League $12,000 to sign him.[4] He played with Newtown for three seasons. He is believed to have been the first Samoan born player to compete in the NSWRL competition.[5]
References
- ↑ DANIELSON, Oscar Gustav - 1967 - 69 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 138. ISBN 1-86969-331-0, 9781869693312 Check
|isbn=value (help). - ↑ Tough nuts led the brawn drain New Zealand Herald, 2 October 2012
- ↑ 'Polys' playing starring role in NRL stuff.co.nz, 3 March 2009