Sam Grahamslaw
{{short description|Scottish rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
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| birth_name = Samuel Alexander Grahamslaw
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France{{cite web|url= https://www.jerseyreds.je/1st-team/ |website=Edinburghrugby.org|title=Jersey Players Sam Grahamslaw|accessdate=17 October 2022}}
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| height={{height|m=1.92|precision=0}}
| weight={{convert|125|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby-team/sam-grahamslaw|website=Edinburghrugby.org|title=Sam Grahamslaw|accessdate=10 November 2020}}
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| position = Loosehead prop
| currentclub = Bristol Bears
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Edinburgh Rugby
| apps1 = 5
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Jersey Reds
| apps2 = 3
| points2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–present
| clubs3 = Bristol Bears
| apps3 = 0
| points3 = 0
| clubupdate = 12 October 2023
| repyears1 = 2017
| repteam1 = England U18
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| repyears2 = 2018–2019
| repteam2 = Scotland U20
| repcaps2 = 5
| reppoints2 = 0
| repupdate = 20 May 2022
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Sam Grahamslaw (born 24 February 1999){{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby-team/sam-grahamslaw|website=Edinburghrugby.org|title=Sam Grahamslaw|accessdate=10 November 2020}} is a rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership. Grahamslaw's primary position is loosehead prop.
Rugby Union career
=Early career=
Grahamslaw started playing his early rugby for Market Harborough RUFC, in Leicestershire,{{cite news|url=https://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/sam-scotland-u20s-rugby-world-cup-409149|title=Sam with Scotland U20s in Rugby World Cup|date=5 June 2018|accessdate=10 November 2020|work=Berwick Advertiser}} before selection for Leicester Tigers Elite Player Development Group. He joined Tigers under 18s academy in 2015, where he played as a back row. He joined Tigers Senior Academy in 2017, converting to his current position as a prop and was selected for England under 18s.{{cite news|url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/young-gun/28392/young-gun-sam-grahamslaw-leicester-prop/|work=The Rugby Paper|accessdate=10 November 2020|date=19 May 2017|title=Young Gun: Sam Grahamslaw – Leicester prop}} He played for Scotland under 20s in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.{{Cite web |last=Millar |first=Kevin |date=2018-05-29 |title=World Rugby U20 Championship 2018: Scotland squad |url=https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/2018/05/world-rugby-u20-championship-2018-scotland-squad/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Scottish Rugby Blog |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-27 |title=Hogg calls up 20 new faces for Scotland Under-20s squad |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2019/01/27/hogg-calls-up-20-new-faces-for-scotland-under-20s-squad/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Six Nations Rugby |language=en-GB}}
=Professional career=
Grahamslaw signed his first professional contract for Edinburgh Rugby in July 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/the-clubhouse/%E2%80%8Bage-grade-trio-pen-pro-deals|title=Age-grade trio pen pro deals|work=Edinburgh Rugby|date=2 July 2020|accessdate=2 July 2020}} He made his debut for Edinburgh in Round 5 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Cardiff Blues.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54864439|title=Edinburgh 18-0 Cardiff Blues: Hosts triumph at misty Murrayfield|work=BBC Sport|date=9 November 2020|accessdate=10 November 2020}}
Grahamslaw was released by Edinburgh at the conclusion of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.{{cite news|url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/ramiro-moyano-edinburgh-leavers/|title=Ramiro Moyano on list of Edinburgh leavers|work=The Offside Line|date=11 May 2022|accessdate=20 May 2022}} He signed for Jersey Reds ahead of the 2022-23 RFU Championship season.{{Cite web |title=Reds confirm five new signings for new season |url=https://www.jerseyreds.je/news_article/reds-confirm-five-new-signings-for-new-season/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Jersey Reds}}
Education
Grahamslaw studied at Loughborough University whilst playing for Leicester Tigers and Heriot-Watt University whilst playing for Edinburgh Rugby, graduating with a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering in the summer of 2022.
References
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External links
- {{ItsRugby profile|samuelalexander-grahamslaw-43200}}
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Category:Edinburgh Rugby players
Category:Rugby union players from Leicestershire
Category:Leicester Tigers players
Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Category:Alumni of Loughborough University
Category:Rugby union players from Paris
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:English rugby union players
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