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Sam Wilde
English rugby league footballer
Sam Wilde (born 8 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
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| Born | (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Warrington Wolves, and had loan periods with the Widnes Vikings, Rochdale Hornets and the London Broncos.[1][2][3]
Warrington Wolves
Wilde, a former Shevington Sharks junior, he made his début for the Warrington Wolves against the Wigan Warriors at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington on 2 July 2015.[4][5]
He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6]
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes club announced on 31 October 2019 that Wilde had joined the club for the 2020 season.[7]
Ottawa Aces
On 12 August 2020 it was announced that Wilde had signed for the new franchise.[8]
Newcastle Thunder
On 29 November 2020 it was announced that Wilde had signed for the Newcastle Thunder ahead of the 2021 season, after the deferment of Ottawa Aces joining the competition.[9]
Widnes Vikings (re-join)
On 10 August 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes in the RFL Championship.[10]
- "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Sam Wilde: Widnes Vikings sign Warrington back-rower on two-year deal from 2018". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Sam Wilde". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "Team". warringtonwolves.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Sam Wilde signs up for 2020". www.widnesvikings.co.uk. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Ottawa Aces confirm signing of Sam Wilde". www.loverugbyleague.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Newcastle Thunder sign Sam Wilde". www.rugby-league.com. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Sam Wilde to return to Widnes in 2022". Love Rugby League. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at warringtonwolves.com
- Statistics at rugby-league.com
- Broncos add Warrington’s Wilde
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