Fred Samuel

{{Short description|Wales international rugby union & league footballer}}

{{about|the rugby league footballer|the jeweler|Fred Joaillier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|first = RU

|name = Thomas Frederick Samuel

|fullname = Thomas Frederick Samuel

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|birth_date = 8 January 1897

|birth_place = Llanelli, Wales

|death_date = {{circa|1941}} (aged 43–44)

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|ru_position = Fullback

|position = {{rlp|FB}}

|ru_club1 = New Dock Stars RFC

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|ru_club2 = Llanelli RFC

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|ru_club3 = Mountain Ash RFC

|ru_year3start = ≤1922

|ru_year3end = 22

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|club1 = Hull FC

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|ru_teamA = Wales

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|updated = 2 July 2010

|source = [http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/caps.html?team=4 scrum.com]

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Thomas Frederick "Fred" Samuel (8 January 1897 – {{circa|1941}}) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for New Dock Stars RFC, Llanelli RFC and Mountain Ash RFC, as a fullback, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull FC as a {{rlp|fb}}.{{cite book| author = Robert Gate| title = Gone North: Welshmen in Rugby League| date = March 1986| publisher = R. Gate| isbn = 978-0-9511190-0-6}}