Sam Spink
| Birth name | Samuel John Spink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hinchley Wood School Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Spink (born 6 October 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Saracens.[1]
Career
[edit]In August 2017 Spink represented England under-18.[2] An ankle injury meant he missed the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Spink played 26 games and scored three tries for Wasps RFC between 2018 and 2022, and also spent time on loan at Nottingham.[4] In his last season at Wasps he played in their 2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final defeat against Lyon.[5] In October 2022 Wasps entered administration and Spink was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[6]
Spink joined Western Force and scored two tries in a game against Melbourne Rebels during the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7] He also featured in the following 2024 campaign.[8]
In April 2024 it was confirmed that Spink would leave Force to join Saracens.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Spink". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Lane, Ellis (12 July 2017). "Two Gloucester starlets picked in England squad for South African tour". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Sam Spink". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Sam Spink: Saracens sign former Wasps centre from Western Force in Australia". BBC Sport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "European Challenge Cup: Lyon 20-18 Wasps - Leo Berdeu's 15-point haul sinks Premiership side". BBC Sport. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Rebels 52-14 Force". Sky Sports. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Force 14-44 Hurricanes". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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