Sam Lockwood
| Birth name | Samuel Lockwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 12 lb (264 lb; 120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Lockwood (born 8 April 1988)[1] is an English former rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is prop.
Amongst various early jobs including a lifeguard and a firefighter in Suffolk, Lockwood began playing rugby at Middlesbrough RUFC and did not start playing prop until he was 21 years old.[2] Lockwood was a student at Leeds Metropolitan University and began playing for Leeds Carnegie in the RFU Championship, England's second tier.[3] Lockwood joined Jersey in January 2014, initially on loan until the end of that season.[4] His form for Jersey saw him named in the 2014-15 RFU Championship Dream Team.[5] Then in 2016 Lockwood joined Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby, England's top tier.[3] On 30 January 2019 Lockwood signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle.[6]
Lockwood became director of rugby at Norwich RUFC in 2022 along with joining Langley School to become the head rugby coach.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sam Lockwood ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "GET TO KNOW: SAM LOCKWOOD". The RPA. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Newcastle sign Jersey prop Sam Lockwood". The Rugby Paper. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Sam Lockwood: Jersey sign Leeds prop on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Championship Dream XV 2014/15". RFU. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Sam Lockwood: Newcastle Falcons prop agrees new deal until 2021". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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