Sam Aspland-Robinson

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Sam Aspland-Robinson
Birth nameSamuel Frederick Stanislaus Aspland-Robinson
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight207 lb (14 st 11 lb; 94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2018 Harlequins 1 (0)
2015–2016 Worthing 13 (20)
2016–2017 Rosslyn Park 12 (5)
2018–2022 Leicester Tigers 14 (0)
2021–2022 Coventry (loan) 11 (20)
Correct as of 2 July 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 England U20 6 (15)

Samuel Frederick Stanislaus Aspland-Robinson (born 3 January 1997) [1] is an English rugby union player. His usual positions are wing or centre. He represented England under-20s six times between 2016 and 2017. Aspland-Robinson is currently unattached, most recently playing for Coventry in the RFU Championship, on loan from Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He previously played for Harlequins.

Career

Aspland-Robinson signed for Harlequins straight from school and initially went on loan to Worthing. [2] He played for England under-20s in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, including starting the final where England beat Ireland. [3]

Aspland-Robinson signed a new contract with Harlequins on 22 March 2017, [4] but then missed a year with an anterior cruciate ligament injury resulting in him joining Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2018. [5]

Aspland-Robinson made his Leicester debut on 12 January 2019 in a Champions Cup match against Scarlets in Llanelli. [6] [7]

In March 2021, he was signed by Coventry on a deal which would see him remain dual registered with Leicester Tigers. [8] On 14 July 2021 it was announced Aspland-Robinson would remain with Coventry on a season-long loan for the 2021–22 RFU Championship season. [9]

On 1 July 2022, Aspland-Robinson was released by Leicester. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Aspland-Robinson ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Young Gun: Sam Aspland-Robinson – Harlequins wing". The Rugby Paper. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". The Irish Independent. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sam Aspland-Robinson and Calum Waters re-sign with Harlequins" (Press release). Premiership Rugby. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leicester Tigers made Sam Aspland-Robinson an offer he couldn't refuse". Leicester Mercury. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Manu Tuilagi left out of Tigers squad for Scarlets match". rugbypass. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "European Champions Cup: Scarlets 33–10 Leicester Tigers". BBC. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "As Dolly departs, another Premiership dual-registered hooker arrives at Butts Park – Coventry Rugby". coventryrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Snow signs on and Coventry brings in season-long loanees". coventryrugby.co.uk. 14 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Leicester Tigers Leavers '22". Leicester Tigers. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.


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