Samuel Lockwood (born 8 April 1988) is an English former

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player for Newcastle Falcons in

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. His primary position is

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. Amongst various early jobs including a lifeguard and a firefighter in Suffolk, Lockwood began playing rugby at

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and did not start playing prop until he was 21 years old. Lockwood was a student at Leeds Metropolitan University and began playing for

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in the RFU Championship, England's second tier. Lockwood joined

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in January 2014, initially on loan until the end of that season. His form for Jersey saw him named in the 2014-15 RFU Championship ''Dream Team''. Then in 2016 Lockwood joined Newcastle Falcons in

, England's top tier. On 30 January 2019 Lockwood signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle. Lockwood became director of rugby at Norwich RUFC in 2022 along with joining Langley School to become the head rugby coach.

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