Sam Beard

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Sam Beard
Birth nameSamuel Thomas Beard
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 30)
Place of birth Timaru, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011
20113
2013–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2020-		 South Canterbury
Bay of Plenty
Edinburgh
Dragons
Crusaders
New England Free Jacks 		9
6
41
34
0
 (15)
(0)
(10)
(25)
(0)
Correct as of 12 November 2019

Sam Beard (born 3 May 1990 in Timaru, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is Centre.

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Career

Beard moved to Christchurch as a young player to pursue a career in rugby and kicked off matters in earnest with Burnside's championship-winning team.

He was then called up to the provincial Canterbury B team and, after an impressive season in which he was named player of the year, was brought into the Crusader Knights, the development squad of Super Rugby giants Crusaders. [1]

Bay of Plenty then offered the midfielder the next step on the provincial ladder, where he played out his first season before being approached in 2013 to join Edinburgh in Scotland. [2]

Having made his initial appearances for the team from the replacements' bench, Beard started a match for the first time on 28 February 2014, during which he ran in Edinburgh's second try in a victory over Ospreys. [3]

Beard was contracted to Edinburgh until 2016, having signed a contract extension at the end of his first season with the club. [4] On 22 February 2016, Beard signed a two-year deal with Welsh region the Dragons from the 2016–17 season. [5] He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Rugby Statistics

As of 28 June 2015
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2015–16 Edinburgh 2201211000500
2014–15 Edinburgh 2016412370000000
2013–14 Edinburgh 13494681000500
Total352213182620001000

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References

  1. ↑ "Timaru's Sam Beard signs up with Bay of Plenty". Stuff. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sam Beard". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh 31 - 25 Ospreys". BBC Sport. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby: Trialists Sam Beard and Carl Bezuidenhout sign deals". BBC Sport. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh centre Sam Beard signs for Newport Gwent Dragons". Sky Sports. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

Sam Beard is nephew of John Haggart

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