Sam Slade (rugby union)

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 Counties Manukau 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad, having played for the side since 2019.[2] He has signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[3]

Sam Slade
Full nameSamuel Slade
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Counties Manukau
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Auckland 6 (0)
2018 Manawatu 8 (0)
2019- Counties Manukau 16 (5)
2020 Colorado Raptors 5 (0)
2022- Moana Pasifika 0 (0)
Correct as of 29 April 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Samoa 4 (0)

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[4] and played 8 times for the Province before going back up north in 2019 to Counties Manukau and since then has made 16 appearances for the union.[5]

In 2019 he was recruited to the Colorado Raptors for the 2020 season.[6][7]

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
  1. "Viliami Taulani". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. Peter Lampp (13 August 2018). "New Zealand under-20 rep Samuel Slade signs on ahead of NPC opening weekend". Stuff. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. "Samuel Slade Ultimate Rugby".
  6. "Colorado Raptors Adds Sam Slade". DJ Coil Rugby. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. "New Zealand u20 cap Sam Slade joins Colorado". ARN. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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