Sam Wilde (born 8 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Sam Wilde
Personal information
Born (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 Warrington Wolves 22 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) Rochdale Hornets 3 2 0 0 8
2017(loan) Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) Widnes Vikings 2 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) London Broncos 4 0 0 0 0
2018–20 Widnes Vikings 21 2 0 0 8
2021 Newcastle Thunder 0 0 0 0 0
2022– Widnes Vikings 27 10 0 0 40
Total 82 15 0 0 60
Source: [1][2]
As of 2 January 2023

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves, and had loan periods with the Widnes Vikings, Rochdale Hornets and the London Broncos.[1][2][3]

Career

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Warrington Wolves

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Wilde, a former Shevington Sharks junior, he made his début for the Warrington Wolves against the Wigan Warriors at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington on 2 July 2015.[4][5]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6]

Widnes Vikings

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The Widnes club announced on 31 October 2019 that Wilde had joined the club for the 2020 season.[7]

Ottawa Aces

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On 12 August 2020 it was announced that Wilde had signed for the new franchise.[8]

Newcastle Thunder

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On 29 November 2020 it was announced that Wilde had signed for the Newcastle Thunder ahead of the 2021 season, after the deferment of Ottawa Aces joining the competition.[9]

Widnes Vikings (re-join)

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On 10 August 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes in the RFL Championship.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Sam Wilde: Widnes Vikings sign Warrington back-rower on two-year deal from 2018". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Sam Wilde". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Team". warringtonwolves.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Sam Wilde signs up for 2020". www.widnesvikings.co.uk. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Ottawa Aces confirm signing of Sam Wilde". www.loverugbyleague.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Newcastle Thunder sign Sam Wilde". www.rugby-league.com. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Sam Wilde to return to Widnes in 2022". Love Rugby League. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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