Sam Wood (born 11 July 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for as a for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

in the

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

. He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in the

. He has spent time on loan and dual registration from Huddersfield at Oldham, Halifax, the Batley Bulldogs and the

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

in the Championship, and at Workington Town in League 1.

Background

Wood was born in

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...

, West Yorkshire, England. He is a product of the Huddersfield Giants academy system.

Playing career

Huddersfield Giants

On 12 February 2016, Wood made his

debut for Huddersfield against the Wigan Warriors. He played in a wide range of positions throughout his time with the Giants, including centre, wing, halfback, second row, and loose forward.

Dewsbury Rams (loan)

On 26 May 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the

in the

RFL Championship The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the Rugby Football League Championship Second Division, second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football Lea ...

on loan.

Hull Kingston Rovers

On 14 November 2021, it was announced that Wood had signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in the

Castleford Tigers

On 4 October 2023, the

announced the signing of Wood on a three-year deal. He stated his intention to "put my imprint on the club and fight for that starting shirt," and added, "I leave everything on the field for the fans and I'll try my very best every week." Wood was assigned squad number 4 ahead of the 2024 season. He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the Wigan Warriors, and scored his first try in round 2 against the Salford Red Devils.

International

He made his début on 29 June 2024 v in Toulouse.

Statistics

References

External links

Hull Kingston Rovers profileHuddersfield Giants profileSuper League profile
1997 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Dewsbury Workington Town players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub