Sam Katz (rugby union)
| Full name | Samuel Lee Katz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchant Taylors' School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Katz (Born 7 September 1990) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with Italian Top12 side Rugby Lyons Piacenza. His regular position is fly half.
Career
Sam signed for the Italian Top12 Rugby Club Rugby Lyons in July 2020.[1]
Sam achieved 91% kicking accuracy in the Italian Top12 Accuracy Stats for 2019/20 Season [2]
Newspaper Article on Sam's game, personality and winning on a drop goal in La Nuova Venezia [3]
Sam was featured in the Rugby World Special Report - The Life of a Journeyman[4]
Sam has said that one of his best moments in Rugby was to play in the King's Cup Final 2016 Copa del Rey de Rugby in April 2016 in a packed 26,500 seater stadium Estadio José Zorrilla in Valladolid, beating rivals Valladolid RAC 13-9 and to receive a winners' medal from King Felipe VI of Spain.[5]
See Sam in an epic slow motion recap of the Copa del Rey as CR El Salvador beat VRAC Quesos Entrepinares 13-9[6]
Sam is the host of The Rugby Abroad Podcast https://rugbyabroad.com/the-rugby-abroad-podcast/
References
- ^ "Here is the new Bianconero Number 10: Sam Katz is a new Lyons player" (Press release). Rugby Lyons Piacenza. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Instagram top12rugby ACCURACY" (Press release). Instagram/TOP 12 Rugby. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Sam Katz: game, personality and the winning drop at the end" (Press release). La Nuova Venezia. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "The life of a Journeyman – a Rugby World special report" (Press release). Rugby World Magazine. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "England Rugby - Championship Tales: Sam Katz" (Press release). RFU England Rugby. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Instagram worldrugby - An epic slow motion recap of the Copa del Rey as SilverStorm El Salvador beat VRAC Quesos Entrepinares 13-9" (Press release). Instagram/World Rugby. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.