Alex Samuel (born 27 December 2002) is a Scottish

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player who plays for

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position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Samuel went to

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in St. Andrews, and then went on to Madras College. He then played for Madras College FP.

Professional career

He moved to

in 2020, initially with the

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, 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. While at the academy he was aligned to Stirling Wolves in the Super 6. Samuel played for the

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under

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in the Super 6 in the Fosroc Super Sprint championship. He made his debut for

against the

on 2 September 2022 at Inverness as a replacement. He then made his competitive debut for the Warriors against

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on 28 October 2022 in the

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in a 6 try win. He became only the fifth teenager to make his debut playing in the second row for the club. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 346. 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." He followed that up with a start against

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at the

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on 26 November 2022 in the following round match.

International career

Samuel captained the Scotland U20 side in 2021. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Alex 2002 births Living people People educated at St Leonards School Sportspeople from St Andrews Glasgow Warriors players Scottish rugby union players Ayr RFC players Rugby union locks Madras College FP players Stirling County RFC players Rugby union players from Fife