Samuel Needs
| Date of birth | 18 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Australian Catholic University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Needs (born 18 February 1991) is an Australian Rugby Union player. Sam is predominately a tighthead prop, but can play loosehead prop and hooker.
He plays for the NSW Country Eagles, Warringah Rugby Club and was part of the NSW Waratahs 2017 squad. He has won two Shute Shield Premierships, in 2015 and 2017, and played in the 2016 National Rugby Championship final against Perth Spirit.
Early Life
Sam grew up in the New South Wales coastal town South West Rocks. He attended high school at St Joseph's College Hunters Hill where he played in the 3rd XV squad.
Career
Early career
After high school, Sam moved to Canberra, ACT in 2009 to play for the ACT Brumbies in the under 20s squad. Whilst there, he also played for the Gungahlin Eagles at a club level.
Club Rugby
In 2012 Sam moved to Sydney and joined Eastwood Rugby Club. He made his first grade debut for the club in the 2014 season. In 2015 he played first grade all season and the team won the Shute Shield premiership.
In 2017 he moved to Warringah Rugby Club and was a key player in taking the team to their first Shute Shield Premiership in 53 years.[1]
Super rugby
Sam earned a supplementary contract[2] with the NSW Waratahs for the 2017 season. He played in the trial match against the Brumbies in February 2017. He was named in the game day 23-man squad [3] against the Hurricanes in Wellington but did not take the field. He travelled to Japan in June 2017 with the squad[4] and made his NSW Waratahs debut against Suntory Sungoliath in an exhibition match.
References
- ↑ "Warringah's heaven-sent victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Waratahs Squad Information". Waratahs. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ↑ "Clarity Ahead of Friday Night Canes' Clash". Waratahs. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "NSW Waratahs ready to tackle Suntory Sungoliath". Waratahs. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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