Born: February 10, 1975 - Auckland
Test record: 29 Tests (1996-2004) - 5 tries (20 points)
Tours: 1998 tour of Great Britain, 1999 Tri Nations, 2000 World Cup, 2002 tour of Britain and France, 2004 Tri Nations
Tall, athletic back-rower Logan Swann holds the rare distinction of being the last player to debut for the Kiwis before having played first grade for an Australian or British club. He went on to represent New Zealand in nine consecutive seasons and played 273 games in the NRL and Super League.
Swann played for Mt Wellington, Ōtāhuhu and Ellerslie before featuring for the Auckland Warriors Colts in the 1995 Lion Red Cup. He graduated to the Warriors' reserved grade side in 1996 and played in that season's grand final loss to Cronulla.
The 21-year-old's form under Warriors reserve grade coach Frank Endacott, who doubled as New Zealand coach, saw him receive a shock Kiwis call-up at the end of the year. Swann debuted off the bench in the 17-12 series-opening win over Great Britain at Ericsson Stadium and retained his interchange spot as the Kiwis completed a 3-0 whitewash. Cousin and Warriors clubmate Anthony Swann was alongside him on the bench in the third Test.
Swann became a Warriors regular in 1997 and had a blinder for New Zealand in its stunning 30-12 post-season victory over Super League Australia at North Harbour. It was the first of 12 straight Test appearances, wearing the No.13 jersey in the Kiwis' 1998 Anzac Test triumph and gutsy loss in the corresponding 1999 clash (in which he scored a try), the 1998 series win in Great Britain and each match of their impressive 1999 Tri Nations campaign (including a third win over Australia).
Swann switched to the second-row for the Kiwis' 2000 World Cup opener against Lebanon, crossing for a try, and bagged another four-pointer of the bench in the semi-final rout of England. He was an interchange again in the spirited loss to Australia in the final, with Matt Rua, Stephen Kearney and Ruben Wiki occupying the starting back-row slots.
At the forefront of the rebranded New Zealand Warriors' surge, Swann scored 10 tries as the club qualified for the finals for the first in 2001. He also came off the bench for the Kiwis in their 28-10 loss to the Kangaroos in Wellington.
The durable 27-year-old overcame a two-month injury layoff to featured in the Warriors' 2002 grand final drive and was an interchange in all five Tests on the Kiwis' end-of-year tour of Britain and France. He scored two tries in the one-off clash with Wales.
Swann's last four appearances for New Zealand were all losses - in the 2003 midyear Test against Australia in Sydney, and one match against the Kangaroos and two against Great Britain in the 2004 Tri Nations.
He departed the Warriors after scoring a try in their 2003 preliminary final loss to Penrith. Joining Bradford Bulls, he scored a try on debut in their World Club Challenge win over the Panthers and played in their 2004 Super League grand final defeat to Leeds.
Swann helped Warrington reach the Super League finals in 2005-06 then returned to the Warriors, playing in another two playoffs campaigns in 2007-08 before hanging up the boots. His 195 appearance for the Warriors was second in club history behind only Stacey Jones at the time.