Sam McIntyre

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Sam McIntyre
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Personal information
Full nameSamuel McIntyre
Born (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 Wests Tigers 122008
2021–23 Gold Coast Titans 251004
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 1430012
Total5160024
Source: [1]
As of 24 May 2024

Sam McIntyre (born 20 March 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row , lock , centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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He previously played for the Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

Background

A Port Macquarie Sharks junior, McIntyre made his NRL Under-20s debut for the Newcastle Knights in March 2017. His "impressive first-up performance" saw him make 26 tackles and run for over 150 metres. [2] Described as "A long-striding forward capable of breaking the line", he was "poached" by the Wests Tigers, joining them on a development contract for the 2018 season. [3] He joined their full-time squad in 2019, playing 21 games for the feeder club the Western Suburbs Magpies, scoring 3 tries, making 600 tackles, and running for near 2000 metres. [4]

Playing career

McIntyre was named to make his debut on 20 June 2020. Coach Michael Maguire said, "Fans can expect to see someone who is tough, runs hard and does all the simple things really well. He’s a hard worker and that’s his character. He’ll get out there and do what he needs to for his teammates, he’s very selfless." [5] With injuries to teammates Zane Musgrove and Alex Twal, McIntyre played a larger than expected 46 minutes, making 32 tackles, and running for 126 metres. [6] [7]

Remaining in the team for most of the rest of the year, McIntyre made 12 appearances, two in the starting team. He scored his first NRL try in round 10 in a record 48-0 "thrashing" of the Brisbane Broncos, [8] and another in round 12. In November 2020, McIntyre signed a two-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans. McIntyre played a total of 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table. [9]

On 16 May 2023, McIntyre joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a one-a-half-year contract. [10] McIntyre made only two appearances for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ PaulJobber. "Former Port Macquarie Shark Sam McIntyre was happy with his first performance for Newcastle Knights in the National Youth Competition". Port News.
  3. ↑ "The Mole: Sea Eagles set to poach monster Sharks forward". Wide World of Sport.
  4. ↑ "Sam McIntyre". Wests Tigers.
  5. ↑ Caitlyn Grant. "Sam McIntyre to make NRL debut". Wests Tigers.
  6. ↑ "ROUND 6 - SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2020". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Caitlyn Grant. "Maguire reflects on ups and downs of Cowboys victory". Wests Tigers.
  8. ↑ Matt Encarnacion. "Tigers claim biggest NRL win over Broncos". Nambucca Guardian.
  9. ↑ "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
  10. ↑ "Cowboys sign McIntyre". NQ Cowboys. 16 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "NRL 2023: North Queensland Cowboys season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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