Sam Pecqueur (born 26 August 1994) is a Scotland 7s international

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player. He plays for

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in the

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and Heriots in the Super 6. Pecqueur's primary position is

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Rugby Union career

Professional career

Pecqueur signed for

in the summer of 2019. He signed for

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in 2021. He switched to play for Heriots in 2022.

International career

Pecqueur played his first match for the

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in the 2017 South Africa Sevens tournament.

References

1994 births Living people Rugby union players from Edinburgh Edinburgh Rugby players Rugby union wings Melrose RFC players Heriot's RC players Scotland international rugby sevens players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub