Sam Katz (rugby union)
English rugby union player
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Samuel Lee Katz (Born 7 September 1990) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with Spanish División de Honor de Rugby Club El Salvador. His regular position is fly half.
| Full name | Samuel Lee Katz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 September 1990 London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchant Taylors' School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Sam signs for the Spanish División de Honor de Rugby Club El Salvador until 2024.[1]
Rugby Huddle article on Sam Katz's Rugby journey abroad[2]
Sam achieved 91% kicking accuracy in the Italian Top12 Accuracy Stats for 2019/20 Season[3]
Newspaper Article on Sam's game, personality and winning on a drop goal in La Nuova Venezia[4]
Sam was featured in the Rugby World Special Report - The Life of a Journeyman[5]
Sam has said that one of his best moments in Rugby was to play in the King's Cup Final 2016 Copa del Rey de Rugby in April 2016 in a packed 26,500 seater stadium Estadio José Zorrilla in Valladolid, beating rivals Valladolid RAC 13-9 and to receive a winners' medal from King Felipe VI of Spain.[6]
See Sam in an epic slow motion recap of the Copa del Rey as CR El Salvador beat VRAC Quesos Entrepinares 13-9[7]
Sam is one of the founders of the Global Rugby site https://globalrugby.com/ where Players, Coaches and Clubs can find their next opportunities. He is also the host of The Rugby Abroad Podcast https://rugbyabroad.com/ and President of the Arroyo Lions Rugby Club https://www.instagram.com/arroyolionsrugby/