Sam Slade (rugby union)
| Full name | Samuel Slade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Slade (born 28 August 1997 in New Zealand)[1] is a rugby union player who plays for Samoa in International. His playing position is flanker. He is also a member of the Template:Rut Counties Manukau 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad, having played for the side since 2019.[2]
Provincial Rugby
Slade made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2017 and played 6 games and made the New Zealand Under 20's from that. In 2018 Samuel went on loan to Manawatu[3] and played 8 times for the Province before going back up north in 2019 to Counties Manukau and since then has made 16 appearance for the union.[4]
In 2019 he was recruited to the Colorado Raptors for the 2020 season.[5][6]
Samoa
In 2021 Slade was selected for the Samoan national team to play 2 tests against the Maori All Black's and 2 against Tonga to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
References
- ^ "Viliami Taulani". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Peter Lampp (13 August 2018). "New Zealand under-20 rep Samuel Slade signs on ahead of NPC opening weekend". Stuff. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Slade Ultimate Rugby".
- ^ "Colorado Raptors Adds Sam Slade". DJ Coil Rugby. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand u20 cap Sam Slade joins Colorado". ARN. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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