Sam Spink

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Sam Spink
Birth nameSamuel John Spink
Date of birth (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
School Hinchley Wood School
Wellington College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2022 Wasps 28 (15)
2019–2021Nottingham RFC (loan) 2 (5)
2023–2024 Western Force 23 (15)
2024– Saracens 0 (0)
Correct as of 1 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 England U18 4 (5)
2019 England U20 1 (0)
Correct as of 28 December 2020

Sam Spink (born 6 October 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. [1]

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Career

In August 2017 Spink represented England under-18. [2] An ankle injury meant he missed the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [3]

Spink played 26 games and scored three tries for Wasps RFC between 2018 and 2022, and also spent time on loan at Nottingham. [4] In his last season at Wasps he played in their 2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final defeat against Lyon. [5] In October 2022 Wasps entered administration and Spink was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. [6]

Spink joined Western Force and scored two tries in a game against Melbourne Rebels during the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7] He also featured in the following 2024 campaign. [8]

In April 2024 it was confirmed that Spink would leave Force to join Saracens. [4]

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References

  1. "Sam Spink". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. Lane, Ellis (12 July 2017). "Two Gloucester starlets picked in England squad for South African tour". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. "Sam Spink". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Sam Spink: Saracens sign former Wasps centre from Western Force in Australia". BBC Sport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. "European Challenge Cup: Lyon 20-18 Wasps - Leo Berdeu's 15-point haul sinks Premiership side". BBC Sport. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. "Rebels 52-14 Force". Sky Sports. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. "Force 14-44 Hurricanes". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.