Shaun Johnson

Shaun Johnson

Player information
birthday	September 9, 1990
place of birth	Auckland , New Zealand
size	1.79 m
society
society	New Zealand Warriors
position	Half of the crowd
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
2011-	New Zealand Warriors	101 (542)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2012- 2013	New Zealand NRL All Stars	14 (134) 1 (0)
As of October 4, 2015

Shaun Johnson (born September 9, 1990 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand rugby league player. He plays in the NRL for the New Zealand Warriors .

Career

Johnson was born in Auckland to a Lao woman and a New Zealander of European descent. He attended Orewa College, where he practiced numerous sports. He was most successful in Australian football and touch , and he also played other sports such as basketball and rugby union . He represented New Zealand in both Australian football and touch.

Johnson first played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders in the Auckland Rugby League before signing a contract with the New Zealand Warriors in 2009 . In 2009 and 2010 he played for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup before making his debut for the Auckland Vulcans in the 2010 NSW Cup . He previously won the Toyota Cup in his last game with the Junior Warriors. He also made his debut in 2010 for the Junior Kiwis, New Zealand's U-20 national team.

Johnson spent the beginning of the 2011 season with the Vulcans before making his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters in Round 13 when Brett Seymour was unable to play due to an injury. In round 14 against the Wests Tigers he made his first attempt . In the course of the season, the Warriors made it, among other things, due to his numerous attempts and his overall outstanding performance in the NRL Grand Final, where the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles had to be defeated with 24:10. Originally Johnson was supposed to take part in the Four Nations 2011 with New Zealand, but had to cancel due to injury. On November 27, Johnson renewed his contract with the Warriors until the end of the 2014 season.

In 2012, Johnson took part in the traditional ANZAC test against Australia with New Zealand because Kieran Foran could not take part due to an injury, and made an attempt in his national team debut. During the season with the Warriors, he put 12 attempts in 22 games, which made him the player with the most attempts at the Warriors, along with Konrad Hurrell and Manu Vatuvei . He received the Rookie of the Year Award from the RLIF .

In 2013 Johnson took part again in the ANZAC test and ran for the Warriors in all 24 games. After the end of the season he took part in the Rugby League World Cup with New Zealand . In the semifinals against England he made an attempt at 14:18 in the 80th minute, which he then increased, whereby New Zealand won the game 20:18 and moved into the final, where Australia had to admit defeat with 34-2. Johnson finished the tournament with the most points.

In 2014 Johnson participated with the Warriors in the first edition of the NRL Auckland Nines and took part in the ANZAC test for the third time in a row. On October 7th, the players who would represent New Zealand at the Four Nations 2014 were announced, including Johnson. On November 15, New Zealand won the final against Australia 22:18, with Johnson putting in one try and being involved in two others, making him the Man of the Match . On December 18, he won the Golden Boot Award , which hardly anyone expected, as he was given little chance against world-class players like Sam Burgess , Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis .

Web links

• Statistics on rugbyleagueproject.org

Individual evidence

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8. ^ Kiwi Johnson Wins International Award . New Zealand Rugby League , October 19, 2012, archived from the original on June 6, 2013 ; accessed on May 1, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
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