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| Full name | Sam Royle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 2000 Thatto Heath, St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Royle (born 12 February 2000) is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for St Helens. [2]
He signed with the St Helens academy from Thatto Heath Crusaders RFC at the age of 11. He won the St Helens Under-19's Academy Player of the Year in 2019.[ citation needed ]
On 20 December 2023 it was reported that he joined Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship on DR loan [3] He left St Helens at the end of the 2024 season to pursue an opportunity outside of rugby league. [4]