Sam Wilde

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

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.

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

Warrington Wolves

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

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

Ottawa Aces

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

Newcastle Thunder

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)

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

References

  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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