Sam Carter (born 10 September 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays lock for Western Force in Super Rugby. He formerly played for the Brumbies from 2011 to 2019, and won 16 caps for Australia between 2014 and 2017, before spending 2019–2023 playing for Ulster in the URC he then played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top division.
His father, David Carter, was also an Australian international.[2] He was educated at The Scots College in Sydney, and represented Sydney University.[3] He moved to Canberra to join the Brumbies Academy in 2010.[4] He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011[2] against the Melbourne Rebels,[3] and soon became a regular in the team.[4] He was made co-captain with Christian Leali'ifano in 2017,[3] and became only the twelfth Brumbies player to make 100 appearances in 2018.[2] He played for the Canberra Vikings in the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship in 2014. He joined the New South Wales Country Eagles for the 2015 season.[5] He first played for Australia in 2014, and won the last of his sixteen caps in 2017,[2][6] before falling out with coach Michael Cheika.[7] He signed for Ulster ahead of the 2019–20 season,[3] but missed most of his first season there with a shoulder injury.[8] He has since captained the side.[9] On 25 May 2023 his signing was announced by Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.[10]
On 25 March he joined the Western Force in Australia.
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