Sam Slade
Full nameSamuel Vinsene Slade
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
SchoolMount Albert Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Counties Manukau, Moana Pasifika
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Auckland 6 (0)
2018 → Manawatu (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Counties Manukau 27 (10)
2020 Colorado Raptors 5 (0)
2022– Moana Pasifika 15 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 New Zealand U20 6 (5)
2021– Samoa 4 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Samuel Vinsene Slade (born 28 August 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1][2]

Club career

Slade made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2017 and played 6 games and made the New Zealand Under 20's from that. In 2018 Samuel went on loan to Manawatu[3] and played 8 times for the Province before going back up north in 2019 to Counties Manukau and since then has made 16 appearances for the union.[4]

In 2019 he was recruited to the Colorado Raptors for the 2020 season.[5][6]

He has signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7]

International career

In 2021 Slade was selected for the Samoan national team to play 2 tests against the Maori All Black's and 2 against Tonga to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Viliami Taulani". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Peter Lampp (13 August 2018). "New Zealand under-20 rep Samuel Slade signs on ahead of NPC opening weekend". Stuff. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Samuel Slade Ultimate Rugby".
  5. ↑ "Colorado Raptors Adds Sam Slade". DJ Coil Rugby. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand u20 cap Sam Slade joins Colorado". ARN. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.


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