Sam Carter (rugby union)

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Sam Carter
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Birth nameSam Carter
Date of birth (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb)
School The Scots College
University University of Sydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Western Force
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2019 ACT Brumbies 122 (45)
2015–2016 NSW Country Eagles 2 (0)
2016–2018 Canberra Vikings 9 (12)
2019–2023 Ulster 58 (30)
2023–2024 Leicester Tigers 15 (0)
2024 Western Force 5 (5)
Correct as of 1 June 2024 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 Australia 16 (0)
Correct as of 27 June 2017

Sam Carter (born 10 September 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays lock for Western Force in Super Rugby. He formerly played for the Brumbies from 2011 to 2019, and won 16 caps for Australia between 2014 and 2017, before spending 2019–2023 playing for Ulster in the URC he then played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top division.

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Career

His father, David Carter, was also an Australian international. [2] He was educated at The Scots College in Sydney, and represented Sydney University. [3] He moved to Canberra to join the Brumbies Academy in 2010. [4] He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011 [2] against the Melbourne Rebels, [3] and soon became a regular in the team. [4] He was made co-captain with Christian Leali'ifano in 2017, [3] and became only the twelfth Brumbies player to make 100 appearances in 2018. [2] He played for the Canberra Vikings in the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship in 2014. He joined the New South Wales Country Eagles for the 2015 season. [5] He first played for Australia in 2014, and won the last of his sixteen caps in 2017, [2] [6] before falling out with coach Michael Cheika. [7] He signed for Ulster ahead of the 2019–20 season, [3] but missed most of his first season there with a shoulder injury. [8] He has since captained the side. [9] On 25 May 2023 his signing was announced by Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. [10]

On 25 March he joined the Western Force in Australia.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 25 April 2022 [1]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2011 Brumbies 101140000000
2012 Brumbies 1513298220001000
2013 Brumbies 1817111960000010
2014 Brumbies 16160122320001000
2015 Brumbies 131309550000010
2016 Brumbies 1616012341000510
2017 Brumbies 15150117920001000
2018 Brumbies 12937451000510
2019 Brumbies 1716112501000500
Total1221148870390004540

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References

  1. 1 2 Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gareth Hanna, "Who is Sam Carter? All you need to know about Ulster Rugby's latest signing", Belfast Telegraph, 31 January 2019
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ulster sign Australia second row Sam Carter from ACT Brumbies", BBC Sport, 31 January 2019
  4. 1 2 Chris Dutton, "Brumbies brace for twin-tower blow as Sam Carter weighs up Irish move", The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January 2019
  5. CSU NSW Country Eagles announce 2015 NRC squad Archived 9 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Chris Dutton, "Is Brumbies lock Sam Carter the Wallabies' 'forgotten man'?", Canberra Times, 21 June 2019
  7. Oliver Caffrey, "Brumbies star off to Ireland, out of World Cup", Fox Sport, 31 January 2019
  8. Michael Sadlier, "Despite injury and pandemic setbacks, Australia ace Carter admits move to Ulster was worth the risk", Belfast Telegraph, 8 November 2020
  9. Ciaran Donaghy, "Sam Carter says unbeaten Ulster still have room to improve", News Letter, 10 October 2021
  10. "Leicester Tigers: Sam Carter & Solomone Kata to join Premiership side". BBC Sport. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.