Sam Wainwright
Sam Wainwright (born 7 May 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club the Scarlets. He is a Wales international, and has also appeared for the U20 team.
| Date of birth | 7 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bodelwyddan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Prestatyn High School, Coleg Llandrillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Wainwright began his career at local club Rhyl and District RFC before joining the North Wales regional side RGC 1404. He was signed by Saracens in May 2019,[1] and made his debut against Wasps in the Premiership Rugby Cup on 21 September 2019.
On 18 November 2022, Wainwright joined the Scarlets on a short term contract, until the end of the 2022–2023 season. Wainwright made his first appearance for the Scarlets on the 2023 New Year’s derby win over the Dragons.[2]
Wainwright signed a contract extension with the Scarlets on 20 April 2023, along with fellow prop Kemsley Mathias.[3]
International career
Wainwright represented Wales U20.
He received his first call-up to the senior Wales side in June 2022, when he was added to the squad for the summer tour to South Africa in place of the injured Leon Brown.[4] Wainwright came off the bench in the second test to make his debut, with Wales winning for the first time on South African soil.
Wainwright was selected in the Wales squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals, and came off the bench against Georgia.[5][6]
Personal life
As a child, Sam Wainwright attended Prestatyn High School before attending Coleg Llandrillo.[7]
References
- "Saracens sign RGC prop Sam Wainwright". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Sam WAINWRIGHT profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Props Wainwright and Mathias commit to Scarlets". BBC Sport. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Sam Wainwright replaces injured prop Leon Brown in Wales squad for South Africa". BBC Sport. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Wales squad for 2022 Autumn Nations Series announced". Welsh Rugby Union. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Autumn Nations Series: Matkava gives Georgia famous win over Wales". BBC Sport. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- Simon Thomas. "Meet new Wales call-up Sam Wainwright, the uncapped Welsh prop who will battle to become Tomas Francis' replacement". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 July 2022.