Sam Stone (rugby league)

Sam Stone (born 4 August 1997) is a Malta international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

Sam Stone
Personal information
Born (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Newcastle Knights 18 2 0 0 8
2019–21 Gold Coast Titans 21 3 0 0 12
2021–22 Leigh Centurions 38 14 0 0 56
2023– Salford Red Devils 23 6 0 0 24
Total 100 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Malta 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 7 November 2022

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

Background

Stone was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and is of Maltese descent.[2] He moved to Newcastle, New South Wales at a young age.

He played his junior rugby league for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and Lakes United, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Stone is the son of former Huddersfield Giants and Newcastle coach Rick Stone.[3]

Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Stone played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[4]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Stone made his NRL debut for the Knights against the New Zealand Warriors.[5][6] In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[7] He finished his debut season with 16 NRL matches and two tries.[8] In September, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2018.[9]

2018

Stone only appeared in two NRL matches for the Knights in 2018.[10] Late in the year, he played for Malta in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship.[11]

2019

After round 14, Stone moved to the Gold Coast Titans mid-season on a contract until the end of 2020, after failing to make an NRL appearance for the Knights so far that season.[12] Stone made eight appearances for the Gold Coast in 2019 as the club finished last on the table.[13][14]

2020

Stone played nine games for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.[15]

2021

On 2 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League.[16][17]

2022

On 3 October, Stone played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League.[18] On 7 November, Stone signed a contract to join Salford ahead of the 2023 Super League season.[19]

2023

In round 25 of the 2023 Super League season, Stone scored a try in golden point extra-time to win the game for Salford 24-20 against Warrington.[20] In the 2023 Super League season, Stone played a total of 23 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[21]

References
  1. "Sam Stone - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Sammut in Malta mix for Autumn internationals". totalrl.com. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ROBERT DILLON1 Feb 2017, 6 p.m. (1 February 2017). "Knights rookie a chip off old Stone block | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. "S". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. "Updated team lists: Warriors v Knights". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Warriors v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. "Luke Yates re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. "Malta name squad for Emerging Nations World Championship opener - Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship". 22 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  12. "Titans sign Knights forward". Gold Coast Titans. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  13. "Proctor's apology to Titans fans". NRL. 6 August 2019.
  14. McMurtry, Andrew (25 August 2019). "Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast Titans after scare". News.com.au.
  15. "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au. 12 October 2020.
  16. "Sam Stone & Jai Whitbread: Leigh Centurions sign Gold Coast Titans pair". BBC Sport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  17. "Big-name Gold Coast playmakers Ash Taylor, Tyrone Peachey among off-season Titans discards". wwos.nine.com.au.
  18. "Leigh 44-12 Batley: Centurions seal Super League return with deserved win in Championship Grand Final". www.skysports.com.
  19. "Salford confirm signing of Leigh forward Sam Stone". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  20. "Salford get playoff boost as Sam Stone's sudden-death try sinks Warrington". www.theguardian.com.
  21. "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk.


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