Sam Bruce Malcolm (born 25 September 1995) is a New Zealand

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player who currently plays for the

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(MLR). His preferred position of choice is

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but is also known to be an accomplished halfback as well.

Early career

Malcolm attended

Wanganui High School Whanganui High School is a large state co-educational New Zealand secondary school located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1958, the school has a roll of 1479 students, including international students as of July 2018, making it the largest ...

and was a member of the 1st XV. He also played

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and rugby sevens for the school. He moved to

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

to attend Massey University's rugby institute and also study an agricommerce degree. He joined the Varsity club. He has been in the

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U20s as well as the Manawatu U19s. Malcolm was also selected for the New Zealand University and Hurricanes development sides in 2016. He was selected for the New Zealand national U20s training squad in 2014 and trialled as a halfback.

Professional rugby

He previously played for in the

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and also

West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Concord, New South Wales, Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and plays home matche ...

. Then he signed with the

during their debut in the

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. His preferred position of choice is

but is also known to be an accomplished halfback as well.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malcolm, Sam 1995 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in Canada Manawatu rugby union players Massey University alumni New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Canada People educated at Wanganui High School Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Whanganui Toronto Arrows players New Zealand rugby union players Kamaishi Seawaves players