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Sammy Arnold
Date of birth (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthSurrey, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (15.4 st; 216 lb)
SchoolCranleigh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
  • 2015–2016
  • 2016–
 Ballynahinch
Garryowen		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
  • 2015–2016
  • 2016–2020
  • 2020–
  • 14
  • 44
  • 12
  • (0)
  • (40)
  • (10)
Correct as of 10 January 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
  • 2015
  • 2018–
 Ireland U20
Ireland
  • 10
  • 1
  • (0)
  • (0)
Correct as of 24 November 2018

Sammy Arnold (born 8 April 1996) is an English-born, Irish rugby union player for Connacht in the Pro14. He plays as a centre and represents Garryowen in the All-Ireland League.

Early life

Born in Redhill, Surrey, Arnold moved to Kent aged five and attended a state school until sixth form, when he earned a rugby scholarship at Cranleigh School. Harlequins had shown interest in Arnold joining their academy, but as a scrum-half rather than a centre. Arnold, who wanted to play as a centre for Ireland, instead decided to join Ulster.[1] He qualifies for Ireland through his mother, who is from Wexford – he also has a grandfather from Bere Island, County Cork.[2]

Club career

Ulster

Arnold made his debut against Dragons at Rodney Parade in March 2015 as an 18-year-old.[3] At the end of the season he won the Club's Academy Player of the Year award.[3] He made his first Champions Cup appearance against Oyonnax in January 2016,[3] but was forced off through injury after 23 minutes.[4]

Munster

On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Arnold would be joining Ulster's provincial rivals, Munster, at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[5] Just weeks after joining Munster, Arnold damaged ligaments in his knee, which ruled him out of the opening period of the 2016–17 season.[6] On 26 November 2016, Arnold made his competitive debut for Munster, starting alongside Jaco Taute in the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Benetton at Thomond Park.[7] In January 2017, Arnold was ruled out for 8 weeks with a knee injury.[8] On 27 February 2017, Arnold resumed full training following his recovering from the knee injury.[9]

On 31 March 2017, Arnold started for Munster A in their 2016–17 British and Irish Cup semi-final against Ealing Trailfinders, scoring a try in the 25–9 win against the English Championship side at CIT.[10] On 21 April 2017, Arnold started at 13 for Munster A in their 29–28 victory over English RFU Championship side Jersey Reds in the final of the 2016–17 British and Irish Cup, which was held in Irish Independent Park.[11] He scored his first tries for Munster on 3 November 2017, doing so in the 2017–18 Pro14 win against Welsh side Dragons.[12] Arnold made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster on 9 December 2017, starting in the Pool 4 fixture against Leicester Tigers in Thomond Park and earning the Man-of-the-Match award in the provinces' 33–10 win.[13]

He was sent-off for a high tackle on Christian Lealiifano in Munster's Pro14 game against Ulster on 1 January 2018[14][15] and subsequently banned for 3 weeks.[16] He signed a new two-year contract with Munster in February 2018.[17] Arnold was named as the 2018 Munster Rugby Young Player of the Year in April 2018.[18]

Connacht

Arnold joined Connacht on a two-year contract in July 2020,[19] and made his debut for the province against his old club Munster on 30 August 2020.

International career

After achieving selection at under-18 level in May 2013,[20] Arnold received his first call up for the Ireland under-20 side in February 2015 for a 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship clash with France.[21]

Arnold earned his first senior call-up in October 2018, being selected in Joe Schmidt's 42-man Ireland squad for the 2018 Autumn Internationals.[22] Arnold made his senior international debut for Ireland in their 2018 Autumn Test against the United States on 24 November 2018, coming on as a replacement for Will Addison at half-time in Ireland's 57–14 win.[23]

Honours

Munster A

References

  1. ^ "Rejected by Harlequins and deemed too small for England, Irish exile has found his feet at Munster". Irish Independent. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Arnold becomes new centre of attention". Irish Independent. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Munster sign exciting prospect Sam Arnold from Ulster". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP: Remarkable second half comeback sees Ulster win in Oyonnax". News Letter. Johnston Publishing. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Latest Player Contract News". Munster Rugby. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Munster Topple Treviso in Claiming Top Spot". Munster Rugby. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Erasmus Names Munster Side To Face Glasgow". Munster Rugby. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Munster A Secure Home B&I Cup Final". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Munster A Claim B&I Cup Title After Cork Rollercoaster". Munster Rugby. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Too much firepower for Dragons". Munster Rugby. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Bonus-Point Win For Munster Over Tigers". Munster Rugby. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Munster Suffer Defeat in Belfast". Munster Rugby. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Pro14: Ulster 24–17 Munster". BBC Sport. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Disciplinary Decision: Sammy Arnold". Munster Rugby. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Player Contract Update". Munster Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Earls Named Munster Player of the Year". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Connacht announce signings of four players ahead of 2020/21 season". Connacht Rugby. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Rugby school friends go head-to-head". getSurrey. Trinity Mirror Southern. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Sam Arnold drafted in for Six Nations start". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  22. ^ "11 Munster Players in Ireland Squad". Munster Rugby. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  23. ^ "Conway Claims Hat-Trick As Ireland Finish Calendar Year with a Flourish". Irish Rugby. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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