Birth name | Alex Samuel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Leonards School, St. Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Samuel (born 27 December 2002) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position. [1]
Samuel went to St Leonards School in St. Andrews, and then went on to Madras College. [2] He then played for Madras College FP. [3]
He moved to Glasgow Warriors in 2020, initially with the Scottish Rugby Academy, before graduating from the academy with a permanent deal with the Glasgow club. Then Warriors' Head Coach Danny Wilson marked out Samuel as one to watch in a supporters event in 2020. [4]
While at the academy he was aligned to Stirling Wolves in the Super 6. [2] [5]
Samuel played for the Ayrshire Bulls under Peter Horne in the Super 6 in the Fosroc Super Sprint championship. [6]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors against the Ayrshire Bulls on 2 September 2022 at Inverness as a replacement. [7]
He then made his competitive debut for the Warriors against Benetton Rugby on 28 October 2022 in the United Rugby Championship in a 6 try win. [8] He became only the fifth teenager to make his debut playing in the second row for the club. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 346. [9]
Because of his Warriors debut he could not play in the Super 6 final between Ayrshire Bulls and Watsonians the following day. However Samuel said of his Warriors start: "It was a bit of a dream come true. Usually I’m on the other side of the fence as a fan, have been for about the last 10 years. It’s pretty cool." [10]
He followed that up with a start against Leinster Rugby at the RDS Arena on 26 November 2022 in the following round match. [11]
Samuel captained the Scotland U20 side in 2021. [3] [5] [12]
He has been invited to train with the senior Scotland squad for the 2021 Six Nations Championship, but has yet to receive a full senior cap. [4]