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 San Donà. His regular position is fly half.
Career
Sam achieved 91% kicking accuracy in the Italian Top12 Accuracy Stats for 2019/20 Season [1]
Newspaper Article on Sam's game, personality and winning on a drop goal in La Nuova Venezia [2]
Sam was featured in the Rugby World Special Report - The Life of a Journeyman[3]
Sam signed for the Italian Top12 Rugby Club San Donà in July 2019.[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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NEW GRAFTS FOR THE LAFERT SAN DONÀ" (Press release). San Donà Rugby. 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.