Sam Wood (rugby league, born 1993)
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| Full name | Sam Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1993 Halifax, West Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Wood (born 23 December 1994) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Dewsbury Rams.
Wood is a product of the Bradford Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Centre.
Playing career[edit]
Bradford Bulls[edit]
Statistics do NOT include pre-season friendlies. Wood has been involved in the Bulls scholarship system from the Under 15's and was given a 2 Year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.[4]
2013 - 2013 Season
Wood featured in the pre-season friendly against Dewsbury Rams, he was not selected for the friendly against Leeds Rhinos.
He made his début in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale Hornets on the wing. He then featured in Round 21 (Wigan Warriors). Wood played in Round 26 (London Broncos) to Round 27 (Huddersfield Giants). He scored against Rochdale Hornets (1 try). He signed a 3 Year Extension to his contract.
2014 - 2014 Season
Wood featured in the pre-season friendlies against Hull F.C. and Dewsbury Rams.
He featured in Round 6 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 7 (Widnes Vikings) then in Round 10 (Wigan Warriors). He played in Round 12 (St Helens R.F.C.). He also featured in Round 4 (Oldham R.L.F.C.) in the Challenge Cup.
He was released from his contract at the end of the season.
Dewsbury Rams[edit]
In September 2014, Sam signed a permanent two-year deal with the Rams after being jointly registered with the club along with the Bulls in 2014.[5][6]
Statistics[edit]
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2013 Bradford Bulls | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Dewsbury Rams | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2015 Dewsbury Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
References[edit]
- ^ Bradford Bulls Website Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Bradford Bulls academy trio sign professional contracts". BBC Sport. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Wood signs two year Dewsbury deal". Keighley News. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Hunt, Andrew (26 February 2015). "Centre Wood faces scan after suffering knee injury". Dewsbury Reporter. Retrieved 11 February 2024.