Sam Gardel
{{short description|Italy international rugby league player (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
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Sam Gardel is an Australian Italian rugby league player who represented Italy in the 2013 World Cup.
Playing career
Gardel played with the Whitsunday Brahmans from U6 to U16 before taking a break and returning to the club for four seasons of A-grade rugby.{{cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/sport/sam-gardel-hits-the-world-stage/news-story/f5da66a783f47a2915f4b54f0ea17a13|title=Sam Gardel hits the world stage|work=The Courier-Mail|date=26 September 2013|access-date=29 August 2024}}
He currently plays for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup as a {{rlp|pr}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/10392267/England-14-Italy-15-we-now-face-the-biggest-week-of-our-lives-says-England-captain-Kevin-Sinfield.html|title=England 14 Italy 15: we now face the biggest week of our lives, says England captain Kevin Sinfield|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=2013-11-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1117/italy-name-squad-for-rlwc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927082325/http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1117/italy-name-squad-for-rlwc|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 September 2013|title=Rugby League World Cup 2013|publisher=Rlwc2013.com|access-date=2013-11-09}}
Gardel was eligible to represent Italy because his grandparents were born there.{{cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/sport/sam-gardel-keen-for-game-against-wales/news-story/f1b44586f859c963cf7b6a4589a5d6e3|title=Sam Gardel keen for game against Wales|first=Pamela|last=Frost|work=The Courier-Mail|date=22 October 2013|access-date=29 August 2024}}
References
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{{Italy 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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Category:Australian people of Italian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Italy national rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league players from Queensland
Category:Souths Logan Magpies players