Birth name | Samuel Lockwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dewsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 18 st 12 lb (264 lb; 120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Lockwood (born 8 April 1988) [1] is an English former rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is prop.
Amongst various early jobs including a lifeguard and a firefighter in Suffolk, Lockwood began playing rugby at Middlesbrough RUFC and did not start playing prop until he was 21 years old. [2] Lockwood was a student at Leeds Metropolitan University and began playing for Leeds Carnegie in the RFU Championship, England's second tier. [3] Lockwood joined Jersey in January 2014, initially on loan until the end of that season. [4] His form for Jersey saw him named in the 2014-15 RFU Championship Dream Team. [5] Then in 2016 Lockwood joined Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby, England's top tier. [3] On 30 January 2019 Lockwood signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle. [6]
Lockwood became director of rugby at Norwich RUFC in 2022 along with joining Langley School to become the head rugby coach.[ citation needed ]